Recognised as Colour

#C75FF9

#C75FF9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C75FF9 is a violet with RGB values 199, 95, 249 and HSL 281°, 93%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C75FF9#C75FF9

HEX#C75FF9

RGBrgb(199, 95, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.3725, 0.9765

RGB percentages78%, 37.3%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(280.5, 92.8%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 61.8%, 97.6%)

CMYK20.1%, 61.8%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,066,233

CSS custom property--colour: #C75FF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#38A006

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F89FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5691F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C27CA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8 Blue violet · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 24.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.6 Violet · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91F95F

Analogous#7A5FF9, #F95FDE

Triadic#F9C75F, #5FF9C7

Split complementary#DEF95F, #5FF97A

Tetradic#F97A5F, #91F95F, #5FDEF9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF2FF

Lighter +20%#E9C1FD

Lighter +10%#D890FB

Darker −10%#B62EF7

Darker −20%#A009E9

Darker −30%#7F07B8

Darker −40%#5D0587

More saturated +25%#C959FF

Less saturated −25%#C074E4

Channel breakdown

R199

G95

B249

Red199 (78%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue280.52°

Saturation (HSL)92.77%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G 5F · B F9

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C75FF9 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,090.805 g/mol
85 atoms

C75FF9 has a molar mass of 1,090.805 g/mol, made up of 85 atoms across 2 elements: 75 × C, 10 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,090.805 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule85

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8113243 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.5208225 × 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

C82.6%

F17.4%

Carbon (C × 75)900.825 g/mol, 82.584%

Fluorine (F × 10)189.98 g/mol, 17.416%

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