Recognised as Colour

#CE95FF

#CE95FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#CE95FF is a violet with RGB values 206, 149, 255 and HSL 272°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#CE95FF#CE95FF

HEX#CE95FF

RGBrgb(206, 149, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5843, 1

RGB percentages80.8%, 58.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(272.3, 100%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 41.6%, 100%)

CMYK19.2%, 41.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,538,815

CSS custom property--colour: #CE95FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#316A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7DABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8BAEFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C7A6BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.2 Violet · ΔE 17.5 Orchid · ΔE 19.5 Plum · ΔE 24.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6FF95

Analogous#9995FF, #FF95FB

Triadic#FFCE95, #95FFCE

Split complementary#FBFF95, #95FF99

Tetradic#FF9995, #C6FF95, #95FBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFBFF

Lighter +10%#E6C8FF

Darker −10%#B662FF

Darker −20%#9F2FFF

Darker −30%#8700FB

Darker −40%#6C00C8

More saturated +25%#CE95FF

Less saturated −25%#CDA2F2

Channel breakdown

R206

G149

B255

Red206 (80.8%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue272.26°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CE · G 95 · B FF

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Ce95FF (chemical formula)

Formula
13,349.396 g/mol
97 atoms

Ce95FF has a molar mass of 13,349.396 g/mol, made up of 97 atoms across 2 elements: 95 × Ce, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass13,349.396 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule97

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.2167194 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.511171 × 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 × 95)13,311.4 g/mol, 99.715%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.285%

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