Recognised as Colour

#C408FF

#C408FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#C408FF is a violet with RGB values 196, 8, 255 and HSL 286°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C408FF#C408FF

HEX#C408FF

RGBrgb(196, 8, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.0314, 1

RGB percentages76.9%, 3.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(285.7, 100%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.7, 96.9%, 100%)

CMYK23.1%, 96.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,847,359

CSS custom property--colour: #C408FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#3BF700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#007DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BE5C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 18.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 20.4 Magenta · ΔE 20.4 Blue violet · ΔE 21.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.3 Medium blue · ΔE 37.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 18.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#43FF08

Analogous#4908FF, #FF08BE

Triadic#FFC408, #08FFC4

Split complementary#BEFF08, #08FF49

Tetradic#FF4808, #43FF08, #08BEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5D4FF

Lighter +30%#E9A1FF

Lighter +20%#DC6EFF

Lighter +10%#D03BFF

Darker −10%#A100D4

Darker −20%#7B00A1

Darker −30%#54006E

Darker −40%#2D003B

More saturated +25%#C408FF

Less saturated −25%#B427E0

Channel breakdown

R196

B255

Red196 (76.9%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue285.67°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 08 · B FF

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C408FF (chemical formula)

Formula
4,938.484 g/mol
410 atoms

C408FF has a molar mass of 4,938.484 g/mol, made up of 410 atoms across 2 elements: 408 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,938.484 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule410

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.2005456 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.2194311 × 10^20

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

C99.2%

F0.8%

Carbon (C × 408)4,900.488 g/mol, 99.231%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.769%

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