Recognised as Colour

#CCAFE9

#CCAFE9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CCAFE9 is a violet with RGB values 204, 175, 233 and HSL 270°, 57%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CCAFE9#CCAFE9

HEX#CCAFE9

RGBrgb(204, 175, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6863, 0.9137

RGB percentages80%, 68.6%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(270, 56.9%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 24.9%, 91.4%)

CMYK12.4%, 24.9%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,414,377

CSS custom property--colour: #CCAFE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1

Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#335016

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5B9EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABBBE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C8B7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.9 Thistle · ΔE 18.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8 Lavender · ΔE 28.4 Pink · ΔE 29.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCE9AF

Analogous#AFAFE9, #E9AFE9

Triadic#E9CCAF, #AFE9CC

Split complementary#E9E9AF, #AFE9AF

Tetradic#E9AFAF, #CCE9AF, #AFE9E9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E6D7F4

Darker −10%#B387DE

Darker −20%#995FD3

Darker −30%#8037C8

Darker −40%#662CA0

More saturated +25%#CCA2F6

Less saturated −25%#CCBCDC

Channel breakdown

R204

G175

B233

Red204 (80%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)56.86%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G AF · B E9

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CCaFe9 (chemical formula)

Formula
554.694 g/mol
11 atoms

CCaFe9 has a molar mass of 554.694 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 1 × Ca, 9 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass554.694 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.2109106 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.085669 × 10^21

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

C2.2%

Ca7.2%

Fe90.6%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.165%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 7.225%

Iron (Fe × 9)502.605 g/mol, 90.609%

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