Recognised as Colour

#CD73FF

#CD73FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD73FF is a violet with RGB values 205, 115, 255 and HSL 279°, 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

#CD73FF#CD73FF

HEX#CD73FF

RGBrgb(205, 115, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.451, 1

RGB percentages80.4%, 45.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(278.6, 100%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 54.9%, 100%)

CMYK19.6%, 54.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,464,575

CSS custom property--colour: #CD73FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#328C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A96FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A9CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C88BAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2 Violet · ΔE 20 Orchid · ΔE 21.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8 Medium purple · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5FF73

Analogous#8773FF, #FF73EB

Triadic#FFCD73, #73FFCD

Split complementary#EBFF73, #73FF87

Tetradic#FF8773, #A5FF73, #73EBFF

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%#BB40FF

Darker −20%#A90DFF

Darker −30%#8B00D9

Darker −40%#6B00A6

More saturated +25%#CD73FF

Less saturated −25%#C884EE

Channel breakdown

R205

G115

B255

Red205 (80.4%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue278.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 73 · B FF

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Cd73FF (chemical formula)

Formula
8,243.926 g/mol
75 atoms

Cd73FF has a molar mass of 8,243.926 g/mol, made up of 75 atoms across 2 elements: 73 × Cd, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,243.926 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule75

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3689361 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.3049428 × 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

Cd99.5%

F0.5%

Cadmium (Cd × 73)8,205.93 g/mol, 99.539%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.461%

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