Recognised as Colour

#CB8FE9

#CB8FE9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CB8FE9 is a violet with RGB values 203, 143, 233 and HSL 280°, 67%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CB8FE9#CB8FE9

HEX#CB8FE9

RGBrgb(203, 143, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5608, 0.9137

RGB percentages79.6%, 56.1%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(280, 67.2%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 38.6%, 91.4%)

CMYK12.9%, 38.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,340,649

CSS custom property--colour: #CB8FE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#347016

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7FA3ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EA8E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C99BB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.7 Orchid · ΔE 17.8 Violet · ΔE 17.9 Medium purple · ΔE 18.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.4 Slate blue · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADE98F

Analogous#9E8FE9, #E98FDA

Triadic#E9CB8F, #8FE9CB

Split complementary#DAE98F, #8FE99E

Tetradic#E99E8F, #ADE98F, #8FDAE9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3E4FA

Lighter +10%#DFBAF1

Darker −10%#B764E1

Darker −20%#A33AD8

Darker −30%#8825BA

Darker −40%#691C90

More saturated +25%#D17EFA

Less saturated −25%#C5A0D8

Channel breakdown

R203

G143

B233

Red203 (79.6%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)67.16%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 8F · B E9

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CB8Fe9 (chemical formula)

Formula
601.096 g/mol
18 atoms

CB8Fe9 has a molar mass of 601.096 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 8 × B, 9 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass601.096 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.9814339 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0018601 × 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

C2%

B14.4%

Fe83.6%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.998%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 14.387%

Iron (Fe × 9)502.605 g/mol, 83.615%

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