Recognised as Colour

#CC5CFB

#CC5CFB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#CC5CFB is a violet with RGB values 204, 92, 251 and HSL 282°, 95%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CC5CFB#CC5CFB

HEX#CC5CFB

RGBrgb(204, 92, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.3608, 0.9843

RGB percentages80%, 36.1%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(282.3, 95.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.3, 63.3%, 98.4%)

CMYK18.7%, 63.3%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,393,147

CSS custom property--colour: #CC5CFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#33A304

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1489FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5692F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C87AA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9 Blue violet · ΔE 22.4 Dark violet · ΔE 23.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3 Violet · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BFB5C

Analogous#7C5CFB, #FB5CDB

Triadic#FBCC5C, #5CFBCC

Split complementary#DBFB5C, #5CFB7C

Tetradic#FB7C5C, #8BFB5C, #5CDBFB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF1FF

Lighter +20%#EBC0FD

Lighter +10%#DC8EFC

Darker −10%#BC2AFA

Darker −20%#A706EB

Darker −30%#8405B9

Darker −40%#610388

More saturated +25%#CE58FF

Less saturated −25%#C371E6

Channel breakdown

R204

G92

B251

Red204 (80%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue282.26°

Saturation (HSL)95.21%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 5C · B FB

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CC5CFB (chemical formula)

Formula
113.885 g/mol
9 atoms

CC5CFB has a molar mass of 113.885 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 7 × C, 1 × F, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass113.885 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8911049 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.2879139 × 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

C73.8%

F16.7%

B9.5%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 73.826%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 16.682%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 9.492%

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