Recognised as Colour

#C683FF

#C683FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C683FF is a violet with RGB values 198, 131, 255 and HSL 272°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C683FF#C683FF

HEX#C683FF

RGBrgb(198, 131, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5137, 1

RGB percentages77.6%, 51.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(272.4, 100%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.4, 48.6%, 100%)

CMYK22.4%, 48.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,009,919

CSS custom property--colour: #C683FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1

Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#397C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#619EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#74A1FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Tritanopia#BE98B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1 Violet · ΔE 17.7 Orchid · ΔE 19.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6 Slate blue · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCFF83

Analogous#8883FF, #FF83FA

Triadic#FFC683, #83FFC6

Split complementary#FAFF83, #83FF88

Tetradic#FF8883, #BCFF83, #83FAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5E9FF

Lighter +10%#DDB6FF

Darker −10%#AF50FF

Darker −20%#971DFF

Darker −30%#7E00E9

Darker −40%#6200B6

More saturated +25%#C683FF

Less saturated −25%#C593F0

Channel breakdown

R198

G131

B255

Red198 (77.6%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue272.42°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 83 · B FF

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C683FF (chemical formula)

Formula
8,241.509 g/mol
685 atoms

C683FF has a molar mass of 8,241.509 g/mol, made up of 685 atoms across 2 elements: 683 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,241.509 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule685

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3685348 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.3070851 × 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 × 683)8,203.513 g/mol, 99.539%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.461%

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