Recognised as Colour

#C86CFB

#C86CFB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C86CFB is a violet with RGB values 200, 108, 251 and HSL 279°, 95%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C86CFB#C86CFB

HEX#C86CFB

RGBrgb(200, 108, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.4235, 0.9843

RGB percentages78.4%, 42.4%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(278.6, 94.7%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 57%, 98.4%)

CMYK20.3%, 57%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,135,099

CSS custom property--colour: #C86CFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1

Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#379304

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E90FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6297F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C286AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3 Violet · ΔE 22 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5 Orchid · ΔE 23 Medium purple · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FFB6C

Analogous#816CFB, #FB6CE6

Triadic#FBC86C, #6CFBC8

Split complementary#E6FB6C, #6CFB81

Tetradic#FB816C, #9FFB6C, #6CE6FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDCFFE

Lighter +10%#DB9EFC

Darker −10%#B53AFA

Darker −20%#A309F8

Darker −30%#8305C9

Darker −40%#630497

More saturated +25%#C968FF

Less saturated −25%#C37FE8

Channel breakdown

R200

G108

B251

Red200 (78.4%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue278.6°

Saturation (HSL)94.7%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G 6C · B FB

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C86CFB (chemical formula)

Formula
1,074.765 g/mol
89 atoms

C86CFB has a molar mass of 1,074.765 g/mol, made up of 89 atoms across 3 elements: 87 × C, 1 × F, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,074.765 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule89

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.7846893 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.6032163 × 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

C97.2%

F1.8%

B1%

Carbon (C × 87)1,044.957 g/mol, 97.227%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.768%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.006%

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