Recognised as Colour

#CC16FF

#CC16FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#CC16FF is a violet with RGB values 204, 22, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#CC16FF#CC16FF

HEX#CC16FF

RGBrgb(204, 22, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.0863, 1

RGB percentages80%, 8.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(286.9, 100%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 91.4%, 100%)

CMYK20%, 91.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,375,231

CSS custom property--colour: #CC16FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#33E900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0282FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C85C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 17.7 Magenta · ΔE 17.7 Dark violet · ΔE 18.5 Blue violet · ΔE 21.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1 Medium blue · ΔE 39.4

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49FF16

Analogous#5716FF, #FF16BE

Triadic#FFCC16, #16FFCC

Split complementary#BDFF16, #16FF58

Tetradic#FF5816, #49FF16, #16BEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9E2FF

Lighter +30%#EDAFFF

Lighter +20%#E27CFF

Lighter +10%#D749FF

Darker −10%#B100E2

Darker −20%#8900AF

Darker −30%#61007C

Darker −40%#390049

More saturated +25%#CC16FF

Less saturated −25%#BC33E2

Channel breakdown

R204

G22

B255

Red204 (80%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue286.87°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 16 · B FF

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CC16FF (chemical formula)

Formula
242.183 g/mol
19 atoms

CC16FF has a molar mass of 242.183 g/mol, made up of 19 atoms across 2 elements: 17 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass242.183 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule19

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.0215433 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.4866075 × 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

C84.3%

F15.7%

Carbon (C × 17)204.187 g/mol, 84.311%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 15.689%

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