Recognised as Colour

#C78BF2

#C78BF2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C78BF2 is a violet with RGB values 199, 139, 242 and HSL 275°, 80%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C78BF2#C78BF2

HEX#C78BF2

RGBrgb(199, 139, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.5451, 0.949

RGB percentages78%, 54.5%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(275, 79.8%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275, 42.6%, 94.9%)

CMYK17.8%, 42.6%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,077,490

CSS custom property--colour: #C78BF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1

Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#38740D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#75A1F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#84A5EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C29BB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.9 Violet · ΔE 16.4 Orchid · ΔE 17 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7 Plum · ΔE 23.7 Slate blue · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6F28B

Analogous#938BF2, #F28BEA

Triadic#F2C78B, #8BF2C7

Split complementary#EAF28B, #8BF293

Tetradic#F2938B, #B6F28B, #8BEAF2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3E7FC

Lighter +10%#DDB9F7

Darker −10%#B15DED

Darker −20%#9B2FE8

Darker −30%#8117CD

Darker −40%#64129F

More saturated +25%#C97EFF

Less saturated −25%#C49BE2

Channel breakdown

R199

G139

B242

Red199 (78%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue274.95°

Saturation (HSL)79.84%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G 8B · B F2

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C78BF2 (chemical formula)

Formula
985.664 g/mol
81 atoms

C78BF2 has a molar mass of 985.664 g/mol, made up of 81 atoms across 3 elements: 78 × C, 1 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass985.664 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule81

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.6367336 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.1097298 × 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

C95%

B1.1%

F3.9%

Carbon (C × 78)936.858 g/mol, 95.048%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.097%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 3.855%

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