Recognised as Colour

#CB7BFC

#CB7BFC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CB7BFC is a violet with RGB values 203, 123, 252 and HSL 277°, 96%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CB7BFC#CB7BFC

HEX#CB7BFC

RGBrgb(203, 123, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4824, 0.9882

RGB percentages79.6%, 48.2%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(277.2, 95.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 51.2%, 98.8%)

CMYK19.4%, 51.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,335,548

CSS custom property--colour: #CB7BFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#348403

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5999FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#729FF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original

Tritanopia#C591B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7 Violet · ΔE 16.6 Orchid · ΔE 18.2 Medium purple · ΔE 19.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACFC7B

Analogous#8A7BFC, #FC7BED

Triadic#FCCB7B, #7BFCCB

Split complementary#ECFC7B, #7BFC8B

Tetradic#FC8B7B, #ACFC7B, #7BEDFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2DFFE

Lighter +10%#DFADFD

Darker −10%#B749FB

Darker −20%#A417FA

Darker −30%#8805D9

Darker −40%#6904A7

More saturated +25%#CC78FF

Less saturated −25%#C78CEB

Channel breakdown

R203

G123

B252

Red203 (79.6%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue277.21°

Saturation (HSL)95.56%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 7B · B FC

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CB7BFC (chemical formula)

Formula
129.5 g/mol
11 atoms

CB7BFC has a molar mass of 129.5 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × C, 8 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass129.5 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.1503981 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.6503017 × 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

C18.5%

B66.8%

F14.7%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 18.55%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 66.78%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 14.67%

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