Recognised as Colour

#C481FF

#C481FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C481FF is a violet with RGB values 196, 129, 255 and HSL 272°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C481FF#C481FF

HEX#C481FF

RGBrgb(196, 129, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5059, 1

RGB percentages76.9%, 50.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(271.9, 100%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.9, 49.4%, 100%)

CMYK23.1%, 49.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,878,335

CSS custom property--colour: #C481FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1

Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#3B7E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D9DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#71A0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BB97B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7 Violet · ΔE 18.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7 Orchid · ΔE 20 Slate blue · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCFF81

Analogous#8581FF, #FF81FB

Triadic#FFC481, #81FFC4

Split complementary#FBFF81, #81FF85

Tetradic#FF8581, #BCFF81, #81FBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4E7FF

Lighter +10%#DCB4FF

Darker −10%#AC4EFF

Darker −20%#941BFF

Darker −30%#7B00E7

Darker −40%#6000B4

More saturated +25%#C481FF

Less saturated −25%#C391EF

Channel breakdown

R196

G129

B255

Red196 (76.9%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue271.9°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 81 · B FF

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C481FF (chemical formula)

Formula
5,815.287 g/mol
483 atoms

C481FF has a molar mass of 5,815.287 g/mol, made up of 483 atoms across 2 elements: 481 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,815.287 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule483

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.6565113 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.0355707 × 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 × 481)5,777.291 g/mol, 99.347%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.653%

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