Recognised as Colour

#C45CF6

#C45CF6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C45CF6 is a violet with RGB values 196, 92, 246 and HSL 281°, 90%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C45CF6#C45CF6

HEX#C45CF6

RGBrgb(196, 92, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.3608, 0.9647

RGB percentages76.9%, 36.1%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(280.5, 89.5%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 62.6%, 96.5%)

CMYK20.3%, 62.6%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,868,854

CSS custom property--colour: #C45CF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#3BA309

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1686FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#528EF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BF79A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.7 Blue violet · ΔE 22.2 Dark violet · ΔE 24 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.4 Violet · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EF65C

Analogous#775CF6, #F65CDB

Triadic#F6C45C, #5CF6C4

Split complementary#DBF65C, #5CF677

Tetradic#F6775C, #8EF65C, #5CDBF6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8EDFE

Lighter +20%#E7BDFB

Lighter +10%#D58CF9

Darker −10%#B32CF3

Darker −20%#9B0CE0

Darker −30%#7A0AAF

Darker −40%#58077F

More saturated +25%#C753FF

Less saturated −25%#BC71E1

Channel breakdown

R196

G92

B246

Red196 (76.9%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue280.52°

Saturation (HSL)89.53%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 5C · B F6

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C45CF6 (chemical formula)

Formula
666.494 g/mol
52 atoms

C45CF6 has a molar mass of 666.494 g/mol, made up of 52 atoms across 2 elements: 46 × C, 6 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass666.494 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule52

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1067393 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram9.0355513 × 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

C82.9%

F17.1%

Carbon (C × 46)552.506 g/mol, 82.897%

Fluorine (F × 6)113.988 g/mol, 17.103%

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