Recognised as Colour

#C968FC

#C968FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C968FC is a violet with RGB values 201, 104, 252 and HSL 279°, 96%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C968FC#C968FC

HEX#C968FC

RGBrgb(201, 104, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4078, 0.9882

RGB percentages78.8%, 40.8%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(279.3, 96.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 58.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK20.2%, 58.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,199,612

CSS custom property--colour: #C968FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#369703

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#358EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E96F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original

Tritanopia#C383A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8 Violet · ΔE 23.9 Orchid · ΔE 25 Blue violet · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BFC68

Analogous#7F68FC, #FC68E5

Triadic#FCC968, #68FCC9

Split complementary#E5FC68, #68FC7F

Tetradic#FC7F68, #9BFC68, #68E5FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#EDCCFE

Lighter +10%#DB9AFD

Darker −10%#B736FB

Darker −20%#A505F9

Darker −30%#8404C7

Darker −40%#630395

More saturated +25%#CA65FF

Less saturated −25%#C37BE9

Channel breakdown

R201

G104

B252

Red201 (78.8%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue279.32°

Saturation (HSL)96.1%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 68 · B FC

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C968FC (chemical formula)

Formula
11,657.657 g/mol
970 atoms

C968FC has a molar mass of 11,657.657 g/mol, made up of 970 atoms across 2 elements: 969 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,657.657 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule970

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9357995 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.1658243 × 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

C99.8%

F0.2%

Carbon (C × 969)11,638.659 g/mol, 99.837%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.163%

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