Recognised as Colour

#CC73FF

#CC73FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC73FF is a violet with RGB values 204, 115, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CC73FF#CC73FF

HEX#CC73FF

RGBrgb(204, 115, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.451, 1

RGB percentages80%, 45.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(278.1, 100%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.1, 54.9%, 100%)

CMYK20%, 54.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,399,039

CSS custom property--colour: #CC73FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1

Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#338C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4996FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#699CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C68BAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2 Violet · ΔE 20.2 Orchid · ΔE 21.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5 Medium purple · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6FF73

Analogous#8673FF, #FF73EC

Triadic#FFCC73, #73FFCC

Split complementary#ECFF73, #73FF86

Tetradic#FF8673, #A6FF73, #73ECFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1D9FF

Lighter +10%#DFA6FF

Darker −10%#B940FF

Darker −20%#A70DFF

Darker −30%#8A00D9

Darker −40%#6A00A6

More saturated +25%#CC73FF

Less saturated −25%#C784EE

Channel breakdown

R204

G115

B255

Red204 (80%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue278.14°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 73 · B FF

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CC73FF (chemical formula)

Formula
926.81 g/mol
76 atoms

CC73FF has a molar mass of 926.81 g/mol, made up of 76 atoms across 2 elements: 74 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass926.81 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule76

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5390042 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.497708 × 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

C95.9%

F4.1%

Carbon (C × 74)888.814 g/mol, 95.9%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 4.1%

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