Recognised as Colour

#CC83FF

#CC83FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#CC83FF is a violet with RGB values 204, 131, 255 and HSL 275°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#CC83FF#CC83FF

HEX#CC83FF

RGBrgb(204, 131, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5137, 1

RGB percentages80%, 51.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(275.3, 100%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 48.6%, 100%)

CMYK20%, 48.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,403,135

CSS custom property--colour: #CC83FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#337C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#639FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#78A4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C697B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 15.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4 Medium purple · ΔE 17.6 Orchid · ΔE 17.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.3 Slate blue · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6FF83

Analogous#8E83FF, #FF83F4

Triadic#FFCC83, #83FFCC

Split complementary#F4FF83, #83FF8E

Tetradic#FF8E83, #B6FF83, #83F4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6E9FF

Lighter +10%#E1B6FF

Darker −10%#B750FF

Darker −20%#A21DFF

Darker −30%#8900E9

Darker −40%#6B00B6

More saturated +25%#CC83FF

Less saturated −25%#C993F0

Channel breakdown

R204

G131

B255

Red204 (80%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue275.32°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 83 · B FF

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CC83FF (chemical formula)

Formula
1,046.92 g/mol
86 atoms

CC83FF has a molar mass of 1,046.92 g/mol, made up of 86 atoms across 2 elements: 84 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,046.92 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule86

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7384516 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.7522454 × 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

C96.4%

F3.6%

Carbon (C × 84)1,008.924 g/mol, 96.371%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 3.629%

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