Colour

#CC75FF

#CC75FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC75FF is a violet with RGB values 204, 117, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CC75FF#CC75FF

HEX#CC75FF

RGBrgb(204, 117, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4588, 1

RGB percentages80%, 45.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(277.8, 100%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 54.1%, 100%)

CMYK20%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,399,551

CSS custom property--colour: #CC75FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#338A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B9DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C68DAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2 Violet · ΔE 19.5 Orchid · ΔE 21.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6 Medium purple · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8FF75

Analogous#8775FF, #FF75ED

Triadic#FFCC75, #75FFCC

Split complementary#EDFF75, #75FF87

Tetradic#FF8775, #A8FF75, #75EDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2DBFF

Lighter +10%#DFA8FF

Darker −10%#B942FF

Darker −20%#A60FFF

Darker −30%#8A00DB

Darker −40%#6A00A8

More saturated +25%#CC75FF

Less saturated −25%#C886EE

Channel breakdown

R204

G117

B255

Red204 (80%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue277.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 75 · B FF

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CC75FF (chemical formula)

Formula
950.832 g/mol
78 atoms

CC75FF has a molar mass of 950.832 g/mol, made up of 78 atoms across 2 elements: 76 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass950.832 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule78

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5788937 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.3335487 × 10^20

Composition by mass

C96%

F4%

Carbon (C × 76)912.836 g/mol, 96.004%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 3.996%

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