Recognised as Colour

#CB16FF

#CB16FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#CB16FF is a violet with RGB values 203, 22, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#CB16FF#CB16FF

HEX#CB16FF

RGBrgb(203, 22, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.0863, 1

RGB percentages79.6%, 8.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(286.6, 100%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.6, 91.4%, 100%)

CMYK20.4%, 91.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,309,695

CSS custom property--colour: #CB16FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#34E900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0081FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C75D98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 18 Magenta · ΔE 18 Dark violet · ΔE 18.4 Blue violet · ΔE 21.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 29 Medium blue · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 18.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4AFF16

Analogous#5616FF, #FF16BF

Triadic#FFCB16, #16FFCB

Split complementary#BFFF16, #16FF56

Tetradic#FF5616, #4AFF16, #16BFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9E2FF

Lighter +30%#EDAFFF

Lighter +20%#E27CFF

Lighter +10%#D649FF

Darker −10%#B000E2

Darker −20%#8800AF

Darker −30%#60007C

Darker −40%#390049

More saturated +25%#CB16FF

Less saturated −25%#BB33E2

Channel breakdown

R203

G22

B255

Red203 (79.6%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue286.61°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 16 · B FF

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CB16FF (chemical formula)

Formula
222.967 g/mol
19 atoms

CB16FF has a molar mass of 222.967 g/mol, made up of 19 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 16 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass222.967 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule19

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.7024541 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.7009112 × 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

C5.4%

B77.6%

F17%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 5.387%

Boron (B × 16)172.96 g/mol, 77.572%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 17.041%

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