Recognised as Colour

#C983F5

#C983F5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#C983F5 is a violet with RGB values 201, 131, 245 and HSL 277°, 85%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#C983F5#C983F5

HEX#C983F5

RGBrgb(201, 131, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5137, 0.9608

RGB percentages78.8%, 51.4%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(276.8, 85.1%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.8, 46.5%, 96.1%)

CMYK18%, 46.5%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,206,517

CSS custom property--colour: #C983F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#367C0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#699DF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7CA2F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C495B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 14.3 Medium purple · ΔE 15.2 Orchid · ΔE 15.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8 Slate blue · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFF583

Analogous#9083F5, #F583E8

Triadic#F5C983, #83F5C9

Split complementary#E8F583, #83F590

Tetradic#F59083, #AFF583, #83E8F5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2E1FD

Lighter +10%#DEB2F9

Darker −10%#B454F1

Darker −20%#A025ED

Darker −30%#8511CE

Darker −40%#670D9F

More saturated +25%#CB79FF

Less saturated −25%#C594E4

Channel breakdown

R201

G131

B245

Red201 (78.8%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue276.84°

Saturation (HSL)85.07%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 83 · B F5

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C983F5 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,901.803 g/mol
988 atoms

C983F5 has a molar mass of 11,901.803 g/mol, made up of 988 atoms across 2 elements: 983 × C, 5 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,901.803 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule988

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9763409 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.0598559 × 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

C99.2%

F0.8%

Carbon (C × 983)11,806.813 g/mol, 99.202%

Fluorine (F × 5)94.99 g/mol, 0.798%

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