Recognised as Colour

#CA79FF

#CA79FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CA79FF is a violet with RGB values 202, 121, 255 and HSL 276°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CA79FF#CA79FF

HEX#CA79FF

RGBrgb(202, 121, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4745, 1

RGB percentages79.2%, 47.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(276.3, 100%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 52.5%, 100%)

CMYK20.8%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,269,503

CSS custom property--colour: #CA79FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1

Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#358600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5399FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D9EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C390B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8 Violet · ΔE 18.6 Orchid · ΔE 20.2 Medium purple · ΔE 20.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEFF79

Analogous#8779FF, #FF79F1

Triadic#FFCA79, #79FFCA

Split complementary#F1FF79, #79FF87

Tetradic#FF8779, #AEFF79, #79F1FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2DFFF

Lighter +10%#DEACFF

Darker −10%#B646FF

Darker −20%#A213FF

Darker −30%#8700DF

Darker −40%#6800AC

More saturated +25%#CA79FF

Less saturated −25%#C78AEE

Channel breakdown

R202

G121

B255

Red202 (79.2%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue276.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G 79 · B FF

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Ca79FF (chemical formula)

Formula
3,204.158 g/mol
81 atoms

Ca79FF has a molar mass of 3,204.158 g/mol, made up of 81 atoms across 2 elements: 79 × Ca, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,204.158 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule81

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.3206295 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.8794768 × 10^20

Name

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Composition by mass

Ca98.8%

F1.2%

Calcium (Ca × 79)3,166.162 g/mol, 98.814%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.186%

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