Recognised as Colour

#C96FEC

#C96FEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C96FEC is a violet with RGB values 201, 111, 236 and HSL 283°, 77%, 68%. 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

#C96FEC#C96FEC

HEX#C96FEC

RGBrgb(201, 111, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4353, 0.9255

RGB percentages78.8%, 43.5%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(283.2, 76.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 53%, 92.5%)

CMYK14.8%, 53%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,201,388

CSS custom property--colour: #C96FEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29843WCAG 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 6.97:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#369013

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#528FF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F97E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C783A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.8 Orchid · ΔE 14.5 Violet · ΔE 14.6 Medium purple · ΔE 19.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.85, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#92EC6F

Analogous#8B6FEC, #EC6FD0

Triadic#ECC96F, #6FECC9

Split complementary#D1EC6F, #6FEC8A

Tetradic#EC8A6F, #92EC6F, #6FD0EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF6FE

Lighter +20%#EBC9F8

Lighter +10%#DA9CF2

Darker −10%#B842E6

Darker −20%#A41DD8

Darker −30%#8217AB

Darker −40%#60117E

More saturated +25%#D15CFF

Less saturated −25%#C083D8

Channel breakdown

R201

G111

B236

Red201 (78.8%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue283.2°

Saturation (HSL)76.69%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 6F · B EC

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Also reads as

C96FeC (chemical formula)

Formula
1,220.912 g/mol
98 atoms

C96FeC has a molar mass of 1,220.912 g/mol, made up of 98 atoms across 2 elements: 97 × C, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,220.912 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule98

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.0273721 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.9324937 × 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

C95.4%

Fe4.6%

Carbon (C × 97)1,165.067 g/mol, 95.426%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 4.574%

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