Recognised as Colour

#CB8FEB

#CB8FEB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#CB8FEB is a violet with RGB values 203, 143, 235 and HSL 279°, 70%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#CB8FEB#CB8FEB

HEX#CB8FEB

RGBrgb(203, 143, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5608, 0.9216

RGB percentages79.6%, 56.1%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(279.1, 69.7%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 39.1%, 92.2%)

CMYK13.6%, 39.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,340,651

CSS custom property--colour: #CB8FEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#347014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7EA3EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8DA8E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C89CB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 17.5 Orchid · ΔE 17.6 Plum · ΔE 17.7 Medium purple · ΔE 18.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.7 Slate blue · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 17.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFEB8F

Analogous#9D8FEB, #EB8FDD

Triadic#EBCB8F, #8FEBCB

Split complementary#DDEB8F, #8FEB9D

Tetradic#EB9D8F, #AFEB8F, #8FDDEB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3E6FA

Lighter +10%#DFBAF3

Darker −10%#B764E3

Darker −20%#A338DC

Darker −30%#8822BF

Darker −40%#691A94

More saturated +25%#D07FFC

Less saturated −25%#C6A0DB

Channel breakdown

R203

G143

B235

Red203 (79.6%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue279.13°

Saturation (HSL)69.7%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 8F · B EB

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CB8FeB (chemical formula)

Formula
165.146 g/mol
11 atoms

CB8FeB has a molar mass of 165.146 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 9 × B, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass165.146 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.7423138 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.6465556 × 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

C7.3%

B58.9%

Fe33.8%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 7.273%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 58.912%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 33.816%

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