Recognised as Colour

#C499CF

#C499CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C499CF is a violet with RGB values 196, 153, 207 and HSL 288°, 36%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C499CF#C499CF

HEX#C499CF

RGBrgb(196, 153, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6, 0.8118

RGB percentages76.9%, 60%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(287.8, 36%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.8, 26.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK5.3%, 26.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,884,431

CSS custom property--colour: #C499CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#3B6630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93A5D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CA9CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C59FACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 8.4 Thistle · ΔE 20.7 Pink · ΔE 29 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.2 Light pink · ΔE 29.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A4CF99

Analogous#A999CF, #CF99BF

Triadic#CFC499, #99CFC4

Split complementary#BFCF99, #99CFA9

Tetradic#CFA999, #A4CF99, #99BFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECDEF0

Lighter +10%#D8BCDF

Darker −10%#B076BF

Darker −20%#9C54AE

Darker −30%#7E428D

Darker −40%#5F326A

More saturated +25%#CF86E2

Less saturated −25%#B9ACBC

Channel breakdown

R196

G153

B207

Red196 (76.9%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue287.78°

Saturation (HSL)36%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 99 · B CF

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C499CF (chemical formula)

Formula
6,024.498 g/mol
501 atoms

C499CF has a molar mass of 6,024.498 g/mol, made up of 501 atoms across 2 elements: 500 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,024.498 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule501

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.0003914 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.9960872 × 10^19

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

C99.7%

F0.3%

Carbon (C × 500)6,005.5 g/mol, 99.685%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.315%

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