Recognised as Colour

#CF6FFF

#CF6FFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CF6FFF is a violet with RGB values 207, 111, 255 and HSL 280°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CF6FFF#CF6FFF

HEX#CF6FFF

RGBrgb(207, 111, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.4353, 1

RGB percentages81.2%, 43.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(280, 100%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 56.5%, 100%)

CMYK18.8%, 56.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,594,623

CSS custom property--colour: #CF6FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#309000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4494FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#689BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CA88ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6 Violet · ΔE 21.3 Orchid · ΔE 22.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.2 Medium purple · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FFF6F

Analogous#876FFF, #FF6FE7

Triadic#FFCF6F, #6FFFCF

Split complementary#E7FF6F, #6FFF87

Tetradic#FF876F, #9FFF6F, #6FE7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1D5FF

Lighter +10%#E0A2FF

Darker −10%#BE3CFF

Darker −20%#AD09FF

Darker −30%#8E00D5

Darker −40%#6C00A2

More saturated +25%#CF6FFF

Less saturated −25%#C981ED

Channel breakdown

R207

G111

B255

Red207 (81.2%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CF · G 6F · B FF

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CF6FFF (chemical formula)

Formula
182.993 g/mol
10 atoms

CF6FFF has a molar mass of 182.993 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × C, 9 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass182.993 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.0386703 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.2909132 × 10^21

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

C6.6%

F93.4%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 6.564%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 93.436%

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