Recognised as Colour

#C98BEB

#C98BEB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C98BEB is a violet with RGB values 201, 139, 235 and HSL 279°, 71%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C98BEB#C98BEB

HEX#C98BEB

RGBrgb(201, 139, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5451, 0.9216

RGB percentages78.8%, 54.5%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(278.8, 70.6%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 40.9%, 92.2%)

CMYK14.5%, 40.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,208,555

CSS custom property--colour: #C98BEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#367414

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#79A0EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#88A5E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C699B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.2 Violet · ΔE 16.3 Medium purple · ΔE 16.6 Plum · ΔE 20.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.4 Slate blue · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADEB8B

Analogous#998BEB, #EB8BDD

Triadic#EBC98B, #8BEBC9

Split complementary#DDEB8B, #8BEB99

Tetradic#EB998B, #ADEB8B, #8BDDEB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1E2FA

Lighter +10%#DDB6F3

Darker −10%#B560E3

Darker −20%#A034DC

Darker −30%#8521BC

Darker −40%#661991

More saturated +25%#CE7AFC

Less saturated −25%#C49CDA

Channel breakdown

R201

G139

B235

Red201 (78.8%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue278.75°

Saturation (HSL)70.59%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 8B · B EB

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C98BeB (chemical formula)

Formula
1,196.9002 g/mol
100 atoms

C98BeB has a molar mass of 1,196.9002 g/mol, made up of 100 atoms across 3 elements: 98 × C, 1 × Be, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,196.9002 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule100

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9874995 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.0314477 × 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

C98.3%

Be0.8%

B0.9%

Carbon (C × 98)1,177.078 g/mol, 98.344%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 0.753%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.903%

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