Recognised as Colour

#C961F8

#C961F8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C961F8 is a violet with RGB values 201, 97, 248 and HSL 281°, 92%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C961F8#C961F8

HEX#C961F8

RGBrgb(201, 97, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.3804, 0.9725

RGB percentages78.8%, 38%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(281.3, 91.5%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 60.9%, 97.3%)

CMYK19%, 60.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,197,816

CSS custom property--colour: #C961F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#369E07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#298AFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B92F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C57DA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4 Blue violet · ΔE 24.5 Violet · ΔE 25.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.5 Orchid · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90F861

Analogous#7D61F8, #F861DC

Triadic#F8C961, #61F8C9

Split complementary#DBF861, #61F87E

Tetradic#F87E61, #90F861, #61DCF8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF4FE

Lighter +20%#EAC3FC

Lighter +10%#DA92FA

Darker −10%#B830F6

Darker −20%#A30AE9

Darker −30%#8108B8

Darker −40%#5F0687

More saturated +25%#CC5AFF

Less saturated −25%#C176E3

Channel breakdown

R201

G97

B248

Red201 (78.8%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue281.32°

Saturation (HSL)91.52%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 61 · B F8

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C961F8 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,694.555 g/mol
969 atoms

C961F8 has a molar mass of 11,694.555 g/mol, made up of 969 atoms across 2 elements: 961 × C, 8 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,694.555 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule969

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9419265 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.1495254 × 10^19

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

C98.7%

F1.3%

Carbon (C × 961)11,542.571 g/mol, 98.7%

Fluorine (F × 8)151.984 g/mol, 1.3%

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