Recognised as Colour

#C755F1

#C755F1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C755F1 is a violet with RGB values 199, 85, 241 and HSL 284°, 85%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C755F1#C755F1

HEX#C755F1

RGBrgb(199, 85, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.3333, 0.9451

RGB percentages78%, 33.3%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(283.8, 84.8%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 64.7%, 94.5%)

CMYK17.4%, 64.7%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,063,665

CSS custom property--colour: #C755F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#38AA0E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0882F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#538CEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C4729Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8 Blue violet · ΔE 22 Dark violet · ΔE 22.6 Violet · ΔE 27.8 Orchid · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FF155

Analogous#7955F1, #F155CD

Triadic#F1C755, #55F1C7

Split complementary#CDF155, #55F179

Tetradic#F17955, #7FF155, #55CDF1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6E2FD

Lighter +20%#E6B3F9

Lighter +10%#D784F5

Darker −10%#B726ED

Darker −20%#9C11CF

Darker −30%#780DA0

Darker −40%#550971

More saturated +25%#CD47FF

Less saturated −25%#BC6CDA

Channel breakdown

R199

G85

B241

Red199 (78%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue283.85°

Saturation (HSL)84.78%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G 55 · B F1

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C755F1 (chemical formula)

Formula
9,087.303 g/mol
756 atoms

C755F1 has a molar mass of 9,087.303 g/mol, made up of 756 atoms across 2 elements: 755 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,087.303 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule756

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5089822 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.6269836 × 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

C99.8%

F0.2%

Carbon (C × 755)9,068.305 g/mol, 99.791%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.209%

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