Recognised as Colour

#C87CDC

#C87CDC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C87CDC is a violet with RGB values 200, 124, 220 and HSL 287°, 58%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C87CDC#C87CDC

HEX#C87CDC

RGBrgb(200, 124, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.4863, 0.8627

RGB percentages78.4%, 48.6%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(287.5, 57.8%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 43.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK9.1%, 43.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,139,164

CSS custom property--colour: #C87CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#378323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D94DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#829CD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C988A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.6 Violet · ΔE 13 Medium purple · ΔE 17.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7 Plum · ΔE 22.2 Slate blue · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90DC7C

Analogous#987CDC, #DC7CC0

Triadic#DCC87C, #7CDCC8

Split complementary#C0DC7C, #7CDC98

Tetradic#DC987C, #90DC7C, #7CC0DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF5FC

Lighter +20%#EACCF2

Lighter +10%#D9A4E7

Darker −10%#B754D1

Darker −20%#A233BF

Darker −30%#802897

Darker −40%#5E1E6E

More saturated +25%#D467F1

Less saturated −25%#BC91C7

Channel breakdown

R200

G124

B220

Red200 (78.4%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue287.5°

Saturation (HSL)57.83%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G 7C · B DC

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Also reads as

C87CdC (chemical formula)

Formula
1,169.378 g/mol
89 atoms

C87CdC has a molar mass of 1,169.378 g/mol, made up of 89 atoms across 2 elements: 88 × C, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,169.378 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule89

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9417979 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.1498666 × 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

C90.4%

Cd9.6%

Carbon (C × 88)1,056.968 g/mol, 90.387%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 9.613%

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