Recognised as Colour

#CD74BC

#CD74BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CD74BC is a magenta with RGB values 205, 116, 188 and HSL 311°, 47%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CD74BC#CD74BC

HEX#CD74BC

RGBrgb(205, 116, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4549, 0.7373

RGB percentages80.4%, 45.5%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(311.5, 47.1%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.5, 43.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 43.4%, 8.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,464,764

CSS custom property--colour: #CD74BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#328B43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#748BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B98B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D5788Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.7 Plum · ΔE 17.6 Violet · ΔE 20.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.2 Hot pink · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74CD85

Analogous#B274CD, #CD748F

Triadic#BCCD74, #74BCCD

Split complementary#90CD74, #74CDB2

Tetradic#CDB174, #74CD85, #748FCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E5F2

Lighter +20%#E8BFE0

Lighter +10%#DA9ACE

Darker −10%#C04EAA

Darker −20%#A13A8D

Darker −30%#7C2C6C

Darker −40%#561F4C

More saturated +25%#E55CCB

Less saturated −25%#B58CAD

Channel breakdown

R205

G116

B188

Red205 (80.4%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue311.46°

Saturation (HSL)47.09%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 74 · B BC

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Cd74BC (chemical formula)

Formula
8,341.161 g/mol
76 atoms

Cd74BC has a molar mass of 8,341.161 g/mol, made up of 76 atoms across 3 elements: 74 × Cd, 1 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,341.161 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule76

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.3850824 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.2197872 × 10^19

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

Cd99.7%

B0.1%

C0.1%

Cadmium (Cd × 74)8,318.34 g/mol, 99.726%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.13%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.144%

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