Recognised as Colour

#CB3BB4

#CB3BB4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CB3BB4 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 59, 180 and HSL 310°, 58%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CB3BB4

RGBrgb(203, 59, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2314, 0.7059

RGB percentages79.6%, 23.1%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(309.6, 58.1%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.6, 70.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 70.9%, 11.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,319,092

CSS custom property--colour: #CB3BB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#34C44B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B6BB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D81B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D54673no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7 Orchid · ΔE 17.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 19.8 Violet · ΔE 22.6 Purple · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3BCB52

Analogous#9A3BCB, #CB3B6C

Triadic#B4CB3B, #3BB4CB

Split complementary#6CCB3B, #3BCB9A

Tetradic#CB9A3B, #3BCB52, #3B6CCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6DCF2

Lighter +30%#EBB4E2

Lighter +20%#E08CD3

Lighter +10%#D663C3

Darker −10%#A72C93

Darker −20%#7E2270

Darker −30%#56174C

Darker −40%#2E0C28

More saturated +25%#EA1CC9

Less saturated −25%#AC5A9F

Channel breakdown

R203

G59

B180

Red203 (79.6%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue309.58°

Saturation (HSL)58.06%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 3B · B B4

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CB3BB4 (chemical formula)

Formula
98.491 g/mol
9 atoms

CB3BB4 has a molar mass of 98.491 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × C, 8 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass98.491 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6354815 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.1144072 × 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

C12.2%

B87.8%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 12.195%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 87.805%

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