Recognised as Colour

#C55CFC

#C55CFC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C55CFC is a violet with RGB values 197, 92, 252 and HSL 279°, 96%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C55CFC#C55CFC

HEX#C55CFC

RGBrgb(197, 92, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.3608, 0.9882

RGB percentages77.3%, 36.1%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(279.4, 96.4%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 63.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK21.8%, 63.5%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,934,396

CSS custom property--colour: #C55CFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#3AA303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E8FF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original

Tritanopia#BF7BA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6 Blue violet · ΔE 20.7 Dark violet · ΔE 22.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5 Violet · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93FC5C

Analogous#755CFC, #FC5CE3

Triadic#FCC55C, #5CFCC5

Split complementary#E3FC5C, #5CFC75

Tetradic#FC755C, #93FC5C, #5CE3FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF2FF

Lighter +20%#E9C0FE

Lighter +10%#D78EFD

Darker −10%#B32AFB

Darker −20%#9D04EE

Darker −30%#7C03BC

Darker −40%#5B0389

More saturated +25%#C659FF

Less saturated −25%#BF71E7

Channel breakdown

R197

G92

B252

Red197 (77.3%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue279.38°

Saturation (HSL)96.39%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G 5C · B FC

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C55CFC (chemical formula)

Formula
703.625 g/mol
58 atoms

C55CFC has a molar mass of 703.625 g/mol, made up of 58 atoms across 2 elements: 57 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass703.625 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule58

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1683968 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.5587362 × 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

C97.3%

F2.7%

Carbon (C × 57)684.627 g/mol, 97.3%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.7%

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