Recognised as Colour

#CD5CBC

#CD5CBC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CD5CBC is a magenta with RGB values 205, 92, 188 and HSL 309°, 53%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CD5CBC#CD5CBC

HEX#CD5CBC

RGBrgb(205, 92, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3608, 0.7373

RGB percentages80.4%, 36.1%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(309, 53.1%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309, 55.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 55.1%, 8.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,458,620

CSS custom property--colour: #CD5CBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#32A343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A7DBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C8DB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D56384no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.1 Violet · ΔE 15.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 18 Hot pink · ΔE 22.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.05, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5CCD6D

Analogous#A65CCD, #CD5C83

Triadic#BCCD5C, #5CBCCD

Split complementary#84CD5C, #5CCDA6

Tetradic#CDA65C, #5CCD6D, #5C84CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF8FC

Lighter +30%#F1D1EC

Lighter +20%#E5AADC

Lighter +10%#D983CC

Darker −10%#BC3AA9

Darker −20%#952E86

Darker −30%#6E2263

Darker −40%#471640

More saturated +25%#E841CF

Less saturated −25%#B277A9

Channel breakdown

R205

G92

B188

Red205 (80.4%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue309.03°

Saturation (HSL)53.05%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 5C · B BC

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Harmonies

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Also reads as

Cd5CBC (chemical formula)

Formula
596.882 g/mol
8 atoms

Cd5CBC has a molar mass of 596.882 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 5 × Cd, 2 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass596.882 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.9114588 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0089332 × 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

Cd94.2%

C4%

B1.8%

Cadmium (Cd × 5)562.05 g/mol, 94.164%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 4.025%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.811%

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