Recognised as Colour

#CD87CB

#CD87CB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CD87CB is a magenta with RGB values 205, 135, 203 and HSL 302°, 41%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CD87CB#CD87CB

HEX#CD87CB

RGBrgb(205, 135, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5294, 0.7961

RGB percentages80.4%, 52.9%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(301.7, 41.2%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.7, 34.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 34.1%, 1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,469,643

CSS custom property--colour: #CD87CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1

Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#327834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8399CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#94A2C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D28DA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.6 Orchid · ΔE 20.6 Violet · ΔE 23 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.4 Medium purple · ΔE 27.9 Hot pink · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.63, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87CD89

Analogous#AC87CD, #CD87A8

Triadic#CBCD87, #87CBCD

Split complementary#A8CD87, #87CDAC

Tetradic#CDAC87, #87CD89, #87A8CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF3FA

Lighter +20%#EBCFEA

Lighter +10%#DCABDB

Darker −10%#BE63BB

Darker −20%#A846A5

Darker −30%#843782

Darker −40%#60285E

More saturated +25%#E272DF

Less saturated −25%#B89CB7

Channel breakdown

R205

G135

B203

Red205 (80.4%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue301.71°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 87 · B CB

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Cd87CB (chemical formula)

Formula
9,802.491 g/mol
89 atoms

Cd87CB has a molar mass of 9,802.491 g/mol, made up of 89 atoms across 3 elements: 87 × Cd, 1 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,802.491 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule89

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.6277419 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.14348 × 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

Cd99.8%

C0.1%

B0.1%

Cadmium (Cd × 87)9,779.67 g/mol, 99.767%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.123%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.11%

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