Recognised as Colour

#CA5FE7

#CA5FE7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CA5FE7 is a violet with RGB values 202, 95, 231 and HSL 287°, 74%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CA5FE7#CA5FE7

HEX#CA5FE7

RGBrgb(202, 95, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.3725, 0.9059

RGB percentages79.2%, 37.3%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(287.2, 73.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 58.9%, 90.6%)

CMYK12.6%, 58.9%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,262,823

CSS custom property--colour: #CA5FE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#35A018

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D86EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6690E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CA759Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 18 Orchid · ΔE 18.3 Violet · ΔE 18.9 Medium purple · ΔE 25.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CE75F

Analogous#865FE7, #E75FC0

Triadic#E7CA5F, #5FE7CA

Split complementary#C0E75F, #5FE786

Tetradic#E7865F, #7CE75F, #5FC0E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6E4FB

Lighter +20%#E7B8F4

Lighter +10%#D98BEE

Darker −10%#BB33E0

Darker −20%#9F1DC3

Darker −30%#7B1796

Darker −40%#57106A

More saturated +25%#D748FE

Less saturated −25%#BD76D0

Channel breakdown

R202

G95

B231

Red202 (79.2%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue287.21°

Saturation (HSL)73.91%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G 5F · B E7

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Ca5Fe7 (chemical formula)

Formula
591.305 g/mol
12 atoms

Ca5Fe7 has a molar mass of 591.305 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 2 elements: 5 × Ca, 7 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass591.305 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.8188505 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0184492 × 10^21

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

Ca33.9%

Fe66.1%

Calcium (Ca × 5)200.39 g/mol, 33.889%

Iron (Fe × 7)390.915 g/mol, 66.111%

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