Recognised as Colour

#C727FB

#C727FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#C727FB is a violet with RGB values 199, 39, 251 and HSL 285°, 96%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C727FB#C727FB

HEX#C727FB

RGBrgb(199, 39, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.1529, 0.9843

RGB percentages78%, 15.3%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(285.3, 96.4%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 84.5%, 98.4%)

CMYK20.7%, 84.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,051,899

CSS custom property--colour: #C727FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#38D804

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0075FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1581F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C36097no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.5 Blue violet · ΔE 18.4 Fuchsia · ΔE 19 Magenta · ΔE 19 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BFB27

Analogous#5D27FB, #FB27C5

Triadic#FBC727, #27FBC7

Split complementary#C5FB27, #27FB5D

Tetradic#FB5D27, #5BFB27, #27C5FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBEFFF

Lighter +30%#EEBDFE

Lighter +20%#E18BFD

Lighter +10%#D459FC

Darker −10%#B204EB

Darker −20%#8C03B9

Darker −30%#660287

Darker −40%#400254

More saturated +25%#C923FF

Less saturated −25%#B943DF

Channel breakdown

R199

G39

B251

Red199 (78%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue285.28°

Saturation (HSL)96.36%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G 27 · B FB

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C727FB (chemical formula)

Formula
8,761.805 g/mol
729 atoms

C727FB has a molar mass of 8,761.805 g/mol, made up of 729 atoms across 3 elements: 727 × C, 1 × F, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,761.805 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule729

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.454932 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.8731737 × 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

C99.7%

F0.2%

B0.1%

Carbon (C × 727)8,731.997 g/mol, 99.66%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.217%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.123%

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