Recognised as Colour

#CD66FC

#CD66FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD66FC is a violet with RGB values 205, 102, 252 and HSL 281°, 96%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CD66FC#CD66FC

HEX#CD66FC

RGBrgb(205, 102, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4, 0.9882

RGB percentages80.4%, 40%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(281.2, 96.2%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.2, 59.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK18.7%, 59.5%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,461,244

CSS custom property--colour: #CD66FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#329903

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#338EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6096F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C981A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14 Dark orchid · ΔE 18 Violet · ΔE 24.1 Orchid · ΔE 25.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.6 Blue violet · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95FC66

Analogous#8266FC, #FC66E0

Triadic#FCCD66, #66FCCD

Split complementary#E0FC66, #66FC82

Tetradic#FC8266, #95FC66, #66E0FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFCFF

Lighter +20%#EECAFE

Lighter +10%#DD98FD

Darker −10%#BD34FB

Darker −20%#AB05F7

Darker −30%#8904C5

Darker −40%#660393

More saturated +25%#CE63FF

Less saturated −25%#C67AE9

Channel breakdown

R205

G102

B252

Red205 (80.4%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue281.2°

Saturation (HSL)96.15%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 66 · B FC

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Cd66FC (chemical formula)

Formula
7,450.069 g/mol
68 atoms

Cd66FC has a molar mass of 7,450.069 g/mol, made up of 68 atoms across 3 elements: 66 × Cd, 1 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,450.069 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule68

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.2371131 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.0833356 × 10^19

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

Cd99.6%

F0.3%

C0.2%

Cadmium (Cd × 66)7,419.06 g/mol, 99.584%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.255%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.161%

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