Recognised as Colour
#C491FF
- #C491FF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#C491FF is a violet with RGB values 196, 145, 255 and HSL 268°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#C491FF#C491FF
HEX#C491FF
RGBrgb(196, 145, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5686, 1
RGB percentages76.9%, 56.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(267.8, 100%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.8, 43.1%, 100%)
CMYK23.1%, 43.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,882,431
CSS custom property--colour: #C491FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#3B6E00
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCFF91
Analogous#9195FF, #FB91FF
Triadic#FFC491, #91FFC4
Split complementary#FFFB91, #95FF91
Tetradic#FF9195, #CCFF91, #91FFFB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G145
B255
Red196 (76.9%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue267.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 91 · B FF
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C491FF (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 5,935.397 g/mol
- 493 atoms
C491FF has a molar mass of 5,935.397 g/mol, made up of 493 atoms across 2 elements: 491 × C, 2 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass5,935.397 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule493
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule9.8559586 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram1.0146147 × 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
C99.4%
F0.6%
Carbon (C × 491)5,897.401 g/mol, 99.36%
Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.64%
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