Recognised as Colour

#C68CE4

#C68CE4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C68CE4 is a violet with RGB values 198, 140, 228 and HSL 280°, 62%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C68CE4#C68CE4

HEX#C68CE4

RGBrgb(198, 140, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.549, 0.8941

RGB percentages77.6%, 54.9%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(279.5, 62%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 38.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK13.2%, 38.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,012,196

CSS custom property--colour: #C68CE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#39731B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C9FE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8BA4E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C498ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.4 Orchid · ΔE 18.2 Medium purple · ΔE 18.3 Violet · ΔE 19 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.6 Slate blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AAE48C

Analogous#9A8CE4, #E48CD6

Triadic#E4C68C, #8CE4C6

Split complementary#D6E48C, #8CE49A

Tetradic#E49A8C, #AAE48C, #8CD6E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFDFF7

Lighter +10%#DAB5EE

Darker −10%#B263DA

Darker −20%#9D39D1

Darker −30%#8129AE

Darker −40%#621F85

More saturated +25%#CC7AF6

Less saturated −25%#C09ED2

Channel breakdown

R198

G140

B228

Red198 (77.6%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue279.55°

Saturation (HSL)61.97%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 8C · B E4

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C68Ce4 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,377.228 g/mol
72 atoms

C68Ce4 has a molar mass of 1,377.228 g/mol, made up of 72 atoms across 2 elements: 68 × C, 4 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,377.228 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule72

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.2869409 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.3726534 × 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

C59.3%

Ce40.7%

Carbon (C × 68)816.748 g/mol, 59.304%

Cerium (Ce × 4)560.48 g/mol, 40.696%

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