Recognised as Colour

#C473FF

#C473FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C473FF is a violet with RGB values 196, 115, 255 and HSL 275°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C473FF#C473FF

HEX#C473FF

RGBrgb(196, 115, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.451, 1

RGB percentages76.9%, 45.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(274.7, 100%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.7, 54.9%, 100%)

CMYK23.1%, 54.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,874,751

CSS custom property--colour: #C473FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#3B8C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4594FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6299FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BC8CAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5 Violet · ΔE 21.9 Medium purple · ΔE 22 Orchid · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEFF73

Analogous#7E73FF, #FF73F4

Triadic#FFC473, #73FFC4

Split complementary#F4FF73, #73FF7E

Tetradic#FF7E73, #AEFF73, #73F4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFD9FF

Lighter +10%#D9A6FF

Darker −10%#AF40FF

Darker −20%#990DFF

Darker −30%#7E00D9

Darker −40%#6000A6

More saturated +25%#C473FF

Less saturated −25%#C184EE

Channel breakdown

R196

G115

B255

Red196 (76.9%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue274.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 73 · B FF

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C473FF (chemical formula)

Formula
5,719.199 g/mol
475 atoms

C473FF has a molar mass of 5,719.199 g/mol, made up of 475 atoms across 2 elements: 473 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,719.199 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule475

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.4969534 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.0529693 × 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

C99.3%

F0.7%

Carbon (C × 473)5,681.203 g/mol, 99.336%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.664%

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