Recognised as Colour

#C478FB

#C478FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C478FB is a violet with RGB values 196, 120, 251 and HSL 275°, 94%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C478FB#C478FB

HEX#C478FB

RGBrgb(196, 120, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4706, 0.9843

RGB percentages76.9%, 47.1%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(274.8, 94.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.8, 52.2%, 98.4%)

CMYK21.9%, 52.2%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,876,027

CSS custom property--colour: #C478FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#3B8704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5296FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A9BF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BD8FAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5 Medium purple · ΔE 18.4 Violet · ΔE 18.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7 Orchid · ΔE 19.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFFB78

Analogous#8378FB, #FB78F0

Triadic#FBC478, #78FBC4

Split complementary#F0FB78, #78FB83

Tetradic#FB8378, #AFFB78, #78F0FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFDBFE

Lighter +10%#DAAAFC

Darker −10%#AE46FA

Darker −20%#9915F8

Darker −30%#7D06D4

Darker −40%#6005A2

More saturated +25%#C574FF

Less saturated −25%#C189EA

Channel breakdown

R196

G120

B251

Red196 (76.9%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue274.81°

Saturation (HSL)94.24%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 78 · B FB

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C478FB (chemical formula)

Formula
5,771.066 g/mol
480 atoms

C478FB has a molar mass of 5,771.066 g/mol, made up of 480 atoms across 3 elements: 478 × C, 1 × F, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,771.066 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule480

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.5830806 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.0435058 × 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

C99.5%

F0.3%

B0.2%

Carbon (C × 478)5,741.258 g/mol, 99.483%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.329%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.187%

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