Recognised as Colour

#C69BF1

#C69BF1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C69BF1 is a violet with RGB values 198, 155, 241 and HSL 270°, 75%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C69BF1#C69BF1

HEX#C69BF1

RGBrgb(198, 155, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6078, 0.9451

RGB percentages77.6%, 60.8%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(270, 75.4%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 35.7%, 94.5%)

CMYK17.8%, 35.7%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,016,049

CSS custom property--colour: #C69BF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#39640E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89ABF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#92ADEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C0A8BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 20.9 Violet · ΔE 24.2 Orchid · ΔE 24.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.3 Slate blue · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6F19B

Analogous#9B9BF1, #F19BF1

Triadic#F1C69B, #9BF1C6

Split complementary#F1F19B, #9BF19B

Tetradic#F19B9B, #C6F19B, #9BF1F1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F4FE

Lighter +10%#E0C8F7

Darker −10%#AC6EEB

Darker −20%#9342E4

Darker −30%#791ED5

Darker −40%#6018A8

More saturated +25%#C68DFF

Less saturated −25%#C6A9E3

Channel breakdown

R198

G155

B241

Red198 (77.6%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)75.44%

Lightness77.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 9B · B F1

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C69BF1 (chemical formula)

Formula
858.567 g/mol
71 atoms

C69BF1 has a molar mass of 858.567 g/mol, made up of 71 atoms across 3 elements: 69 × C, 1 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass858.567 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule71

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.425684 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.0141768 × 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

C96.5%

B1.3%

F2.2%

Carbon (C × 69)828.759 g/mol, 96.528%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.259%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.213%

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