Recognised as Colour

#CC72FF

#CC72FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC72FF is a violet with RGB values 204, 114, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CC72FF#CC72FF

HEX#CC72FF

RGBrgb(204, 114, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4471, 1

RGB percentages80%, 44.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(278.3, 100%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 55.3%, 100%)

CMYK20%, 55.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,398,783

CSS custom property--colour: #CC72FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#338D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4895FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#689BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C68BAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2 Violet · ΔE 20.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5 Orchid · ΔE 22.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7 Medium purple · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5FF72

Analogous#8672FF, #FF72EB

Triadic#FFCC72, #72FFCC

Split complementary#ECFF72, #72FF85

Tetradic#FF8572, #A5FF72, #72EBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1D8FF

Lighter +10%#DEA5FF

Darker −10%#BA3FFF

Darker −20%#A70CFF

Darker −30%#8A00D8

Darker −40%#6900A5

More saturated +25%#CC72FF

Less saturated −25%#C784ED

Channel breakdown

R204

G114

B255

Red204 (80%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue278.3°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 72 · B FF

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CC72FF (chemical formula)

Formula
914.799 g/mol
75 atoms

CC72FF has a molar mass of 914.799 g/mol, made up of 75 atoms across 2 elements: 73 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass914.799 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule75

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5190595 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.5830207 × 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

C95.8%

F4.2%

Carbon (C × 73)876.803 g/mol, 95.847%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 4.153%

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