Recognised as Colour

#CBB4F5

#CBB4F5
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#CBB4F5 is a violet with RGB values 203, 180, 245 and HSL 261°, 76%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CBB4F5#CBB4F5

HEX#CBB4F5

RGBrgb(203, 180, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7059, 0.9608

RGB percentages79.6%, 70.6%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(261.2, 76.5%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 26.5%, 96.1%)

CMYK17.1%, 26.5%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,350,133

CSS custom property--colour: #CBB4F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.39:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#344B0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7BEF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AABEF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C4BECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.3 Thistle · ΔE 21.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.7 Lavender · ΔE 29.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEF5B4

Analogous#B4BEF5, #ECB4F5

Triadic#F5CBB4, #B4F5CB

Split complementary#F5ECB4, #BEF5B4

Tetradic#F5B4BE, #DEF5B4, #B4F5EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EAE1FB

Darker −10%#AC87EF

Darker −20%#8D5AE9

Darker −30%#6D2DE3

Darker −40%#561AC3

More saturated +25%#C8AAFF

Less saturated −25%#CEBFEA

Channel breakdown

R203

G180

B245

Red203 (79.6%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue261.23°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness83.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G B4 · B F5

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CBB4F5 (chemical formula)

Formula
161.051 g/mol
11 atoms

CBB4F5 has a molar mass of 161.051 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 5 × B, 5 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass161.051 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.6743148 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.7392756 × 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

C7.5%

B33.6%

F59%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 7.458%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 33.561%

Fluorine (F × 5)94.99 g/mol, 58.981%

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