Recognised as Colour

#CE63FF

#CE63FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CE63FF is a violet with RGB values 206, 99, 255 and HSL 281°, 100%, 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

#CE63FF#CE63FF

HEX#CE63FF

RGBrgb(206, 99, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.3882, 1

RGB percentages80.8%, 38.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(281.2, 100%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.2, 61.2%, 100%)

CMYK19.2%, 61.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,526,015

CSS custom property--colour: #CE63FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#319C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#278DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C96FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C980A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7 Blue violet · ΔE 24.1 Dark violet · ΔE 25.9 Violet · ΔE 26.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94FF63

Analogous#8063FF, #FF63E2

Triadic#FFCE63, #63FFCE

Split complementary#E2FF63, #63FF80

Tetradic#FF8063, #94FF63, #63E2FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFCFF

Lighter +20%#EEC9FF

Lighter +10%#DE96FF

Darker −10%#BE30FF

Darker −20%#AD00FC

Darker −30%#8A00C9

Darker −40%#670096

More saturated +25%#CE63FF

Less saturated −25%#C776EC

Channel breakdown

R206

G99

B255

Red206 (80.8%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue281.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CE · G 63 · B FF

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Ce63FF (chemical formula)

Formula
8,865.556 g/mol
65 atoms

Ce63FF has a molar mass of 8,865.556 g/mol, made up of 65 atoms across 2 elements: 63 × Ce, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,865.556 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule65

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4721602 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.792739 × 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

Ce99.6%

F0.4%

Cerium (Ce × 63)8,827.56 g/mol, 99.571%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.429%

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