Recognised as Colour

#C69BFE

#C69BFE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C69BFE is a violet with RGB values 198, 155, 254 and HSL 266°, 98%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C69BFE#C69BFE

HEX#C69BFE

RGBrgb(198, 155, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6078, 0.9961

RGB percentages77.6%, 60.8%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(266.1, 98%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 39%, 99.6%)

CMYK22%, 39%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,016,062

CSS custom property--colour: #C69BFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1

Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#396401

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#8CAEFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Tritanopia#BDABC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.7 Plum · ΔE 21.6 Violet · ΔE 22.4 Orchid · ΔE 23.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28 Slate blue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3FE9B

Analogous#9BA2FE, #F79BFE

Triadic#FEC69B, #9BFEC6

Split complementary#FEF89B, #A2FE9B

Tetradic#FE9BA2, #D3FE9B, #9BFEF7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E3CDFF

Darker −10%#A969FD

Darker −20%#8C36FD

Darker −30%#7004FC

Darker −40%#5902CB

More saturated +25%#C69AFF

Less saturated −25%#C8A8F1

Channel breakdown

R198

G155

B254

Red198 (77.6%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue266.06°

Saturation (HSL)98.02%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 9B · B FE

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C69BFe (chemical formula)

Formula
895.414 g/mol
71 atoms

C69BFe has a molar mass of 895.414 g/mol, made up of 71 atoms across 3 elements: 69 × C, 1 × B, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass895.414 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule71

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.4868699 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.7255379 × 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

C92.6%

B1.2%

Fe6.2%

Carbon (C × 69)828.759 g/mol, 92.556%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.207%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 6.237%

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