Recognised as Colour

#C58CD8

#C58CD8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C58CD8 is a violet with RGB values 197, 140, 216 and HSL 285°, 49%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C58CD8#C58CD8

HEX#C58CD8

RGBrgb(197, 140, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.549, 0.8471

RGB percentages77.3%, 54.9%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(285, 49.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285, 35.2%, 84.7%)

CMYK8.8%, 35.2%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,946,648

CSS custom property--colour: #C58CD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#3A7327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#819DDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8FA3D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C595A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.3 Orchid · ΔE 21.1 Medium purple · ΔE 22.7 Violet · ΔE 22.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FD88C

Analogous#9F8CD8, #D88CC5

Triadic#D8C58C, #8CD8C5

Split complementary#C5D88C, #8CD89F

Tetradic#D89F8C, #9FD88C, #8CC5D8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#EBD8F2

Lighter +10%#D8B2E5

Darker −10%#B266CB

Darker −20%#9E40BE

Darker −30%#7F3398

Darker −40%#5F2672

More saturated +25%#CF79EB

Less saturated −25%#BB9FC5

Channel breakdown

R197

G140

B216

Red197 (77.3%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue285°

Saturation (HSL)49.35%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G 8C · B D8

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C58Cd8 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,595.918 g/mol
66 atoms

C58Cd8 has a molar mass of 1,595.918 g/mol, made up of 66 atoms across 2 elements: 58 × C, 8 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,595.918 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule66

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.6500842 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.773465 × 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

C43.7%

Cd56.3%

Carbon (C × 58)696.638 g/mol, 43.651%

Cadmium (Cd × 8)899.28 g/mol, 56.349%

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