Recognised as Colour

#C617FF

#C617FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#C617FF is a violet with RGB values 198, 23, 255 and HSL 285°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C617FF#C617FF

HEX#C617FF

RGBrgb(198, 23, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.0902, 1

RGB percentages77.6%, 9%, 100%

HSLhsl(285.3, 100%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 91%, 100%)

CMYK22.4%, 91%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,982,271

CSS custom property--colour: #C617FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#39E800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#007FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C05E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 17.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 19.7 Magenta · ΔE 19.7 Blue violet · ΔE 20.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8 Medium blue · ΔE 37.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 17.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#50FF17

Analogous#5217FF, #FF17C4

Triadic#FFC617, #17FFC6

Split complementary#C4FF17, #17FF52

Tetradic#FF5217, #50FF17, #17C4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8E3FF

Lighter +30%#ECB0FF

Lighter +20%#DF7DFF

Lighter +10%#D34AFF

Darker −10%#AB00E3

Darker −20%#8500B0

Darker −30%#5E007D

Darker −40%#38004A

More saturated +25%#C617FF

Less saturated −25%#B734E2

Channel breakdown

R198

G23

B255

Red198 (77.6%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue285.26°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 17 · B FF

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C617FF (chemical formula)

Formula
7,448.783 g/mol
619 atoms

C617FF has a molar mass of 7,448.783 g/mol, made up of 619 atoms across 2 elements: 617 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,448.783 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule619

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.2368995 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.0847311 × 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

C99.5%

F0.5%

Carbon (C × 617)7,410.787 g/mol, 99.49%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.51%

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