Recognised as Colour

#C993FF

#C993FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C993FF is a violet with RGB values 201, 147, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C993FF#C993FF

HEX#C993FF

RGBrgb(201, 147, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5765, 1

RGB percentages78.8%, 57.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(270, 100%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 42.4%, 100%)

CMYK21.2%, 42.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,210,623

CSS custom property--colour: #C993FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#366C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#79A9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#86ABFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C1A4BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.8 Violet · ΔE 18.4 Orchid · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7 Plum · ΔE 25.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9FF93

Analogous#9393FF, #FF93FF

Triadic#FFC993, #93FFC9

Split complementary#FFFF93, #93FF93

Tetradic#FF9393, #C9FF93, #93FFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCF9FF

Lighter +10%#E3C6FF

Darker −10%#B060FF

Darker −20%#962DFF

Darker −30%#7D00F9

Darker −40%#6300C6

More saturated +25%#C993FF

Less saturated −25%#C9A1F2

Channel breakdown

R201

G147

B255

Red201 (78.8%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness78.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 93 · B FF

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C993FF (chemical formula)

Formula
11,964.919 g/mol
995 atoms

C993FF has a molar mass of 11,964.919 g/mol, made up of 995 atoms across 2 elements: 993 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,964.919 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule995

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9868215 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.0331647 × 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

C99.7%

F0.3%

Carbon (C × 993)11,926.923 g/mol, 99.682%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.318%

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