Recognised as Colour
#C39BFB
- #C39BFB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#C39BFB is a violet with RGB values 195, 155, 251 and HSL 265°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#C39BFB#C39BFB
HEX#C39BFB
RGBrgb(195, 155, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6078, 0.9843
RGB percentages76.5%, 60.8%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(265, 92.3%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265, 38.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK22.3%, 38.2%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,819,451
CSS custom property--colour: #C39BFB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#3C6404
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D3FB9B
Analogous#9BA3FB, #F39BFB
Triadic#FBC39B, #9BFBC3
Split complementary#FBF39B, #A3FB9B
Tetradic#FB9BA3, #D3FB9B, #9BFBF3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G155
B251
Red195 (76.5%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue265°
Saturation (HSL)92.31%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 9B · B FB
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C39BFB (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 509.047 g/mol
- 42 atoms
C39BFB has a molar mass of 509.047 g/mol, made up of 42 atoms across 3 elements: 39 × C, 2 × B, 1 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass509.047 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule42
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule8.4529243 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.1830225 × 10^21
Name
NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show
Composition by mass
C92%
B4.2%
F3.7%
Carbon (C × 39)468.429 g/mol, 92.021%
Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 4.247%
Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 3.732%
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