Recognised as Colour

#CA87F3

#CA87F3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#CA87F3 is a violet with RGB values 202, 135, 243 and HSL 277°, 82%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#CA87F3#CA87F3

HEX#CA87F3

RGBrgb(202, 135, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5294, 0.9529

RGB percentages79.2%, 52.9%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(277.2, 81.8%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 44.4%, 95.3%)

CMYK16.9%, 44.4%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,273,075

CSS custom property--colour: #CA87F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#35780C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#709FF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#81A4F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C697B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 14.3 Orchid · ΔE 15.2 Medium purple · ΔE 15.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.8 Plum · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B0F387

Analogous#9487F3, #F387E6

Triadic#F3CA87, #87F3CA

Split complementary#E6F387, #87F394

Tetradic#F39487, #B0F387, #87E6F3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3E4FC

Lighter +10%#DEB5F8

Darker −10%#B659EE

Darker −20%#A12AEA

Darker −30%#8714CD

Darker −40%#68109E

More saturated +25%#CD7BFF

Less saturated −25%#C698E3

Channel breakdown

R202

G135

B243

Red202 (79.2%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue277.22°

Saturation (HSL)81.82%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G 87 · B F3

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Ca87F3 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,543.78 g/mol
90 atoms

Ca87F3 has a molar mass of 3,543.78 g/mol, made up of 90 atoms across 2 elements: 87 × Ca, 3 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,543.78 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule90

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.8845851 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.6993551 × 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

Ca98.4%

F1.6%

Calcium (Ca × 87)3,486.786 g/mol, 98.392%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 1.608%

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