Recognised as Colour

#CE53FF

#CE53FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#CE53FF is a violet with RGB values 206, 83, 255 and HSL 283°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CE53FF#CE53FF

HEX#CE53FF

RGBrgb(206, 83, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.3255, 1

RGB percentages80.8%, 32.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(282.9, 100%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 67.5%, 100%)

CMYK19.2%, 67.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,521,919

CSS custom property--colour: #CE53FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#31AC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C90FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CA76A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5 Blue violet · ΔE 19.8 Dark violet · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.5 Magenta · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#84FF53

Analogous#7853FF, #FF53DA

Triadic#FFCE53, #53FFCE

Split complementary#DAFF53, #53FF78

Tetradic#FF7853, #84FF53, #53DAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAECFF

Lighter +20%#EBB9FF

Lighter +10%#DD86FF

Darker −10%#BF20FF

Darker −20%#A900EC

Darker −30%#8400B9

Darker −40%#600086

More saturated +25%#CE53FF

Less saturated −25%#C568EA

Channel breakdown

R206

G83

B255

Red206 (80.8%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue282.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CE · G 53 · B FF

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Ce53FF (chemical formula)

Formula
7,464.356 g/mol
55 atoms

Ce53FF has a molar mass of 7,464.356 g/mol, made up of 55 atoms across 2 elements: 53 × Ce, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,464.356 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule55

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.2394855 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.0678638 × 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

Ce99.5%

F0.5%

Cerium (Ce × 53)7,426.36 g/mol, 99.491%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.509%

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