Recognised as Colour

#CA7CF9

#CA7CF9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CA7CF9 is a violet with RGB values 202, 124, 249 and HSL 277°, 91%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CA7CF9#CA7CF9

HEX#CA7CF9

RGBrgb(202, 124, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4863, 0.9765

RGB percentages79.2%, 48.6%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(277.4, 91.2%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 50.2%, 97.6%)

CMYK18.9%, 50.2%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,270,265

CSS custom property--colour: #CA7CF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1

Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#358306

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C99FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#749FF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C591AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8 Violet · ΔE 15.6 Orchid · ΔE 16.9 Medium purple · ΔE 17.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22 Slate blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ABF97C

Analogous#8C7CF9, #F97CE9

Triadic#F9CA7C, #7CF9CA

Split complementary#EAF97C, #7CF98B

Tetradic#F98B7C, #ABF97C, #7CE9F9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1DEFD

Lighter +10%#DEADFB

Darker −10%#B64BF7

Darker −20%#A31AF5

Darker −30%#870AD2

Darker −40%#6807A2

More saturated +25%#CB76FF

Less saturated −25%#C68DE8

Channel breakdown

R202

G124

B249

Red202 (79.2%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue277.44°

Saturation (HSL)91.24%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G 7C · B F9

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Ca7CF9 (chemical formula)

Formula
463.539 g/mol
17 atoms

Ca7CF9 has a molar mass of 463.539 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 3 elements: 7 × Ca, 1 × C, 9 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass463.539 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule17

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.6972462 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2991659 × 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

Ca60.5%

C2.6%

F36.9%

Calcium (Ca × 7)280.546 g/mol, 60.523%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.591%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 36.886%

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