Recognised as Colour

#CA42FB

#CA42FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#CA42FB is a violet with RGB values 202, 66, 251 and HSL 284°, 96%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CA42FB#CA42FB

HEX#CA42FB

RGBrgb(202, 66, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.2588, 0.9843

RGB percentages79.2%, 25.9%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(284.1, 95.9%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 73.7%, 98.4%)

CMYK19.5%, 73.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,255,419

CSS custom property--colour: #CA42FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#35BD04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B88F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C66B9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.4 Blue violet · ΔE 17.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 21.9 Magenta · ΔE 21.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73FB42

Analogous#6E42FB, #FB42CF

Triadic#FBCA42, #42FBCA

Split complementary#D0FB42, #42FB6D

Tetradic#FB6D42, #73FB42, #42CFFB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4D8FE

Lighter +20%#E6A6FD

Lighter +10%#D874FC

Darker −10%#BC10FA

Darker −20%#9C04D3

Darker −30%#7703A1

Darker −40%#52026F

More saturated +25%#CC3EFF

Less saturated −25%#BF5AE3

Channel breakdown

R202

G66

B251

Red202 (79.2%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue284.11°

Saturation (HSL)95.85%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G 42 · B FB

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Ca42FB (chemical formula)

Formula
1,713.084 g/mol
44 atoms

Ca42FB has a molar mass of 1,713.084 g/mol, made up of 44 atoms across 3 elements: 42 × Ca, 1 × F, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,713.084 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule44

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.8446429 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.5153797 × 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

Ca98.3%

F1.1%

B0.6%

Calcium (Ca × 42)1,683.276 g/mol, 98.26%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.109%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.631%

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