Recognised as Colour

#C984FE

#C984FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C984FE is a violet with RGB values 201, 132, 254 and HSL 274°, 98%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C984FE#C984FE

HEX#C984FE

RGBrgb(201, 132, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5176, 0.9961

RGB percentages78.8%, 51.8%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(273.9, 98.4%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.9, 48%, 99.6%)

CMYK20.9%, 48%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,206,782

CSS custom property--colour: #C984FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#367B01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#649FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#78A3FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C298B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.3 Violet · ΔE 16.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2 Orchid · ΔE 18.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8 Slate blue · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9FE84

Analogous#8C84FE, #FE84F6

Triadic#FEC984, #84FEC9

Split complementary#F6FE84, #84FE8C

Tetradic#FE8C84, #B9FE84, #84F6FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5E9FF

Lighter +10%#DFB7FE

Darker −10%#B351FE

Darker −20%#9D1FFD

Darker −30%#8402E7

Darker −40%#6701B5

More saturated +25%#C983FF

Less saturated −25%#C793EE

Channel breakdown

R201

G132

B254

Red201 (78.8%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue273.93°

Saturation (HSL)98.39%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 84 · B FE

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C984Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
11,874.669 g/mol
985 atoms

C984Fe has a molar mass of 11,874.669 g/mol, made up of 985 atoms across 2 elements: 984 × C, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,874.669 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule985

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9718352 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.0714178 × 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

C99.5%

Fe0.5%

Carbon (C × 984)11,818.824 g/mol, 99.53%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 0.47%

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