Recognised as Colour

#C998FB

#C998FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C998FB is a violet with RGB values 201, 152, 251 and HSL 270°, 93%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C998FB#C998FB

HEX#C998FB

RGBrgb(201, 152, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5961, 0.9843

RGB percentages78.8%, 59.6%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(269.7, 92.5%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 39.4%, 98.4%)

CMYK19.9%, 39.4%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,211,899

CSS custom property--colour: #C998FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#366704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82ABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8DADF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C2A7BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.5 Violet · ΔE 20.3 Plum · ΔE 21.2 Orchid · ΔE 21.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.4 Slate blue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAFB98

Analogous#9898FB, #FB98FB

Triadic#FBC998, #98FBC9

Split complementary#FBFA98, #99FB98

Tetradic#FB9898, #CAFB98, #98FBFB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFAFF

Lighter +10%#E3C9FD

Darker −10%#AF67F9

Darker −20%#9636F7

Darker −30%#7C09F1

Darker −40%#6307C0

More saturated +25%#C994FF

Less saturated −25%#C9A5EE

Channel breakdown

R201

G152

B251

Red201 (78.8%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue269.7°

Saturation (HSL)92.52%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 98 · B FB

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C998FB (chemical formula)

Formula
12,016.786 g/mol
1000 atoms

C998FB has a molar mass of 12,016.786 g/mol, made up of 1000 atoms across 3 elements: 998 × C, 1 × F, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass12,016.786 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule1000

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9954343 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.0114405 × 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

C99.8%

F0.2%

B0.1%

Carbon (C × 998)11,986.978 g/mol, 99.752%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.158%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.09%

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