Recognised as Colour

#CB68FC

#CB68FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CB68FC is a violet with RGB values 203, 104, 252 and HSL 280°, 96%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CB68FC#CB68FC

HEX#CB68FC

RGBrgb(203, 104, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4078, 0.9882

RGB percentages79.6%, 40.8%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(280.1, 96.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.1, 58.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK19.4%, 58.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,330,684

CSS custom property--colour: #CB68FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#349703

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#368FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6096F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original

Tritanopia#C683A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3 Violet · ΔE 23.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4 Orchid · ΔE 24.7 Blue violet · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99FC68

Analogous#8168FC, #FC68E3

Triadic#FCCB68, #68FCCB

Split complementary#E3FC68, #68FC81

Tetradic#FC8168, #99FC68, #68E3FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#EDCCFE

Lighter +10%#DC9AFD

Darker −10%#BA36FB

Darker −20%#A805F9

Darker −30%#8604C7

Darker −40%#650395

More saturated +25%#CC65FF

Less saturated −25%#C47BE9

Channel breakdown

R203

G104

B252

Red203 (79.6%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue280.14°

Saturation (HSL)96.1%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 68 · B FC

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CB68FC (chemical formula)

Formula
778.1 g/mol
71 atoms

CB68FC has a molar mass of 778.1 g/mol, made up of 71 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × C, 68 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass778.1 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule71

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.2920654 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.739546 × 10^20

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

C3.1%

B94.5%

F2.4%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 3.087%

Boron (B × 68)735.08 g/mol, 94.471%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.442%

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