Recognised as Colour

#CE85FF

#CE85FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#CE85FF is a violet with RGB values 206, 133, 255 and HSL 276°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#CE85FF#CE85FF

HEX#CE85FF

RGBrgb(206, 133, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5216, 1

RGB percentages80.8%, 52.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(275.9, 100%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.9, 47.8%, 100%)

CMYK19.2%, 47.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,534,719

CSS custom property--colour: #CE85FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#317A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#67A1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7CA5FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C899B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 15.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 17 Orchid · ΔE 17.3 Medium purple · ΔE 17.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.1 Slate blue · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6FF85

Analogous#9185FF, #FF85F3

Triadic#FFCE85, #85FFCE

Split complementary#F3FF85, #85FF91

Tetradic#FF9185, #B6FF85, #85F3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7EBFF

Lighter +10%#E2B8FF

Darker −10%#BA52FF

Darker −20%#A51FFF

Darker −30%#8D00EB

Darker −40%#6E00B8

More saturated +25%#CE85FF

Less saturated −25%#CB94F0

Channel breakdown

R206

G133

B255

Red206 (80.8%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue275.9°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CE · G 85 · B FF

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Ce85FF (chemical formula)

Formula
11,948.196 g/mol
87 atoms

Ce85FF has a molar mass of 11,948.196 g/mol, made up of 87 atoms across 2 elements: 85 × Ce, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,948.196 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule87

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9840446 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.0402092 × 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

Ce99.7%

F0.3%

Cerium (Ce × 85)11,910.2 g/mol, 99.682%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.318%

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