Recognised as Colour

#C786FC

#C786FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C786FC is a violet with RGB values 199, 134, 252 and HSL 273°, 95%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C786FC#C786FC

HEX#C786FC

RGBrgb(199, 134, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.5255, 0.9882

RGB percentages78%, 52.5%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(273.1, 95.2%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 46.8%, 98.8%)

CMYK21%, 46.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,076,220

CSS custom property--colour: #C786FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#387903

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#68A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7AA3F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C099B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.1 Violet · ΔE 16.5 Orchid · ΔE 18 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1 Slate blue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBFC86

Analogous#8C86FC, #FC86F6

Triadic#FCC786, #86FCC7

Split complementary#F6FC86, #86FC8C

Tetradic#FC8C86, #BBFC86, #86F6FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5EAFE

Lighter +10%#DEB8FD

Darker −10%#B054FB

Darker −20%#9922FA

Darker −30%#8006E3

Darker −40%#6404B2

More saturated +25%#C783FF

Less saturated −25%#C595EC

Channel breakdown

R199

G134

B252

Red199 (78%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue273.05°

Saturation (HSL)95.16%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G 86 · B FC

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C786FC (chemical formula)

Formula
9,471.655 g/mol
788 atoms

C786FC has a molar mass of 9,471.655 g/mol, made up of 788 atoms across 2 elements: 787 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,471.655 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule788

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5728053 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.358066 × 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 × 787)9,452.657 g/mol, 99.799%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.201%

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