Recognised as Colour

#CB9BEC

#CB9BEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CB9BEC is a violet with RGB values 203, 155, 236 and HSL 276°, 68%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CB9BEC#CB9BEC

HEX#CB9BEC

RGBrgb(203, 155, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6078, 0.9255

RGB percentages79.6%, 60.8%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(275.6, 68.1%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 34.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK14%, 34.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,343,724

CSS custom property--colour: #CB9BEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#346413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8CABEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#97AFEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C8A6B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.2 Medium purple · ΔE 23.1 Violet · ΔE 24 Orchid · ΔE 24.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.3 Thistle · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCEC9B

Analogous#A29BEC, #EC9BE4

Triadic#ECCB9B, #9BECCB

Split complementary#E4EC9B, #9BECA2

Tetradic#ECA29B, #BCEC9B, #9BE4EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F1FC

Lighter +10%#E1C6F4

Darker −10%#B570E4

Darker −20%#9E45DC

Darker −30%#8626C8

Darker −40%#691E9D

More saturated +25%#CE8CFB

Less saturated −25%#C8AADD

Channel breakdown

R203

G155

B236

Red203 (79.6%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue275.56°

Saturation (HSL)68.07%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 9B · B EC

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CB9BeC (chemical formula)

Formula
130.3242 g/mol
12 atoms

CB9BeC has a molar mass of 130.3242 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × C, 9 × B, 1 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass130.3242 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.1640843 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.6208922 × 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

C18.4%

B74.7%

Be6.9%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 18.432%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 74.652%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 6.915%

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