Recognised as Colour

#C78BE6

#C78BE6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C78BE6 is a violet with RGB values 199, 139, 230 and HSL 280°, 65%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C78BE6#C78BE6

HEX#C78BE6

RGBrgb(199, 139, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.5451, 0.902

RGB percentages78%, 54.5%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(279.6, 64.5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 39.6%, 90.2%)

CMYK13.5%, 39.6%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,077,478

CSS custom property--colour: #C78BE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#387419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B9FE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#89A4E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C598AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 17.2 Medium purple · ΔE 17.5 Violet · ΔE 17.8 Plum · ΔE 17.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.1 Slate blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 17.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AAE68B

Analogous#9A8BE6, #E68BD7

Triadic#E6C78B, #8BE6C7

Split complementary#D7E68B, #8BE69A

Tetradic#E69A8B, #AAE68B, #8BD7E6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0DFF8

Lighter +10%#DBB5EF

Darker −10%#B361DD

Darker −20%#9E37D4

Darker −30%#8226B2

Darker −40%#631D88

More saturated +25%#CD79F8

Less saturated −25%#C19DD4

Channel breakdown

R199

G139

B230

Red199 (78%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue279.56°

Saturation (HSL)64.54%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G 8B · B E6

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C78Be6 (chemical formula)

Formula
990.9312 g/mol
84 atoms

C78Be6 has a molar mass of 990.9312 g/mol, made up of 84 atoms across 2 elements: 78 × C, 6 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass990.9312 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule84

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.64548 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.0772542 × 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

C94.5%

Be5.5%

Carbon (C × 78)936.858 g/mol, 94.543%

Beryllium (Be × 6)54.0732 g/mol, 5.457%

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