Recognised as Colour

#C585FE

#C585FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C585FE is a violet with RGB values 197, 133, 254 and HSL 272°, 98%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C585FE#C585FE

HEX#C585FE

RGBrgb(197, 133, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5216, 0.9961

RGB percentages77.3%, 52.2%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(271.7, 98.4%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.7, 47.6%, 99.6%)

CMYK22.4%, 47.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,944,894

CSS custom property--colour: #C585FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#3A7A01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#659FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#76A2FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BC99B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.1 Violet · ΔE 17.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1 Orchid · ΔE 19.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9 Slate blue · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BEFE85

Analogous#8885FE, #FE85FB

Triadic#FEC585, #85FEC5

Split complementary#FAFE85, #85FE89

Tetradic#FE8985, #BEFE85, #85FBFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5EAFF

Lighter +10%#DDB8FE

Darker −10%#AD52FE

Darker −20%#9520FD

Darker −30%#7C02E8

Darker −40%#6101B6

More saturated +25%#C584FF

Less saturated −25%#C494EF

Channel breakdown

R197

G133

B254

Red197 (77.3%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue271.74°

Saturation (HSL)98.37%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G 85 · B FE

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C585Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
7,082.28 g/mol
586 atoms

C585Fe has a molar mass of 7,082.28 g/mol, made up of 586 atoms across 2 elements: 585 × C, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,082.28 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule586

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1760403 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.5031102 × 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

C99.2%

Fe0.8%

Carbon (C × 585)7,026.435 g/mol, 99.211%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 0.789%

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