Recognised as Colour

#C5ACF2

#C5ACF2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C5ACF2 is a violet with RGB values 197, 172, 242 and HSL 261°, 73%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C5ACF2#C5ACF2

HEX#C5ACF2

RGBrgb(197, 172, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6745, 0.949

RGB percentages77.3%, 67.5%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(261.4, 72.9%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 28.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK18.6%, 28.9%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,954,866

CSS custom property--colour: #C5ACF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#3A530D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DB7F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1B7F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BDB7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.8 Thistle · ΔE 24.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3 Medium purple · ΔE 30.5 Lavender · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9F2AC

Analogous#ACB6F2, #E8ACF2

Triadic#F2C5AC, #ACF2C5

Split complementary#F2E8AC, #B6F2AC

Tetradic#F2ACB6, #D9F2AC, #ACF2E8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4D8F9

Darker −10%#A680EB

Darker −20%#8754E4

Darker −30%#6928DD

Darker −40%#531CB6

More saturated +25%#C2A0FE

Less saturated −25%#C8B8E6

Channel breakdown

R197

G172

B242

Red197 (77.3%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue261.43°

Saturation (HSL)72.92%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G AC · B F2

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C5AcF2 (chemical formula)

Formula
325.051 g/mol
8 atoms

C5AcF2 has a molar mass of 325.051 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 5 × C, 1 × Ac, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass325.051 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.3975988 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.8526757 × 10^21

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

C18.5%

Ac69.8%

F11.7%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 18.476%

Actinium (Ac)227 g/mol, 69.835%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 11.689%

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