Recognised as Colour
#C78CF9
- #C78CF9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#C78CF9 is a violet with RGB values 199, 140, 249 and HSL 272°, 90%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#C78CF9#C78CF9
HEX#C78CF9
RGBrgb(199, 140, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.549, 0.9765
RGB percentages78%, 54.9%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(272.5, 90.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.5, 43.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK20.1%, 43.8%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,077,753
CSS custom property--colour: #C78CF9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#387306
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEF98C
Analogous#908CF9, #F98CF5
Triadic#F9C78C, #8CF9C7
Split complementary#F4F98C, #8CF991
Tetradic#F9908C, #BEF98C, #8CF4F9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G140
B249
Red199 (78%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue272.48°
Saturation (HSL)90.08%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G 8C · B F9
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C78CF9 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 1,119.851 g/mol
- 88 atoms
C78CF9 has a molar mass of 1,119.851 g/mol, made up of 88 atoms across 2 elements: 79 × C, 9 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass1,119.851 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule88
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.8595563 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram5.3776268 × 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
C84.7%
F15.3%
Carbon (C × 79)948.869 g/mol, 84.732%
Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 15.268%
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