Recognised as Colour

#CC72F3

#CC72F3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC72F3 is a violet with RGB values 204, 114, 243 and HSL 282°, 84%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CC72F3#CC72F3

HEX#CC72F3

RGBrgb(204, 114, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4471, 0.9529

RGB percentages80%, 44.7%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(281.9, 84.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 53.1%, 95.3%)

CMYK16%, 53.1%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,398,771

CSS custom property--colour: #CC72F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1

Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#338D0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5393F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#709AF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C987A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.2 Violet · ΔE 15.5 Orchid · ΔE 16.3 Medium purple · ΔE 20.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99F372

Analogous#8C72F3, #F372D9

Triadic#F3CC72, #72F3CC

Split complementary#D9F372, #72F38C

Tetradic#F38C72, #99F372, #72D9F3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EED0FB

Lighter +10%#DDA1F7

Darker −10%#BB43EF

Darker −20%#AA14EB

Darker −30%#8810BC

Darker −40%#660C8D

More saturated +25%#D166FF

Less saturated −25%#C485E0

Channel breakdown

R204

G114

B243

Red204 (80%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue281.86°

Saturation (HSL)84.31%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 72 · B F3

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CC72F3 (chemical formula)

Formula
933.797 g/mol
76 atoms

CC72F3 has a molar mass of 933.797 g/mol, made up of 76 atoms across 2 elements: 73 × C, 3 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass933.797 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule76

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5506064 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.4490899 × 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

C93.9%

F6.1%

Carbon (C × 73)876.803 g/mol, 93.897%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 6.103%

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