Recognised as Colour

#C99CFB

#C99CFB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C99CFB is a violet with RGB values 201, 156, 251 and HSL 268°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C99CFB#C99CFB

HEX#C99CFB

RGBrgb(201, 156, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6118, 0.9843

RGB percentages78.8%, 61.2%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(268.4, 92.2%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 37.8%, 98.4%)

CMYK19.9%, 37.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,212,923

CSS custom property--colour: #C99CFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#366304

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#90B0F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C1ABC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.1 Plum · ΔE 19.4 Violet · ΔE 22.2 Orchid · ΔE 23.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEFB9C

Analogous#9C9FFB, #F99CFB

Triadic#FBC99C, #9CFBC9

Split complementary#FBF99C, #9FFB9C

Tetradic#FB9C9F, #CEFB9C, #9CFBF9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#E4CDFD

Darker −10%#AE6BF9

Darker −20%#943AF7

Darker −30%#790AF4

Darker −40%#6108C3

More saturated +25%#C998FF

Less saturated −25%#CAA9EE

Channel breakdown

R201

G156

B251

Red201 (78.8%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue268.42°

Saturation (HSL)92.23%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 9C · B FB

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C99CFB (chemical formula)

Formula
1,230.908 g/mol
102 atoms

C99CFB has a molar mass of 1,230.908 g/mol, made up of 102 atoms across 3 elements: 100 × C, 1 × F, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,230.908 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule102

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.0439708 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.8924377 × 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

C97.6%

F1.5%

B0.9%

Carbon (C × 100)1,201.1 g/mol, 97.578%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.543%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.878%

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