Recognised as Colour

#CD8CB9

#CD8CB9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CD8CB9 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 140, 185 and HSL 318°, 39%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CD8CB9#CD8CB9

HEX#CD8CB9

RGBrgb(205, 140, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.549, 0.7255

RGB percentages80.4%, 54.9%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(318.5, 39.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.5, 31.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 31.7%, 9.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,470,905

CSS custom property--colour: #CD8CB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35238WCAG 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 8.05:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#327346

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E9ABBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DA4B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D48D9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.4 Thistle · ΔE 23.6 Light pink · ΔE 24.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.9 Pink · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CCDA0

Analogous#C18CCD, #CD8C99

Triadic#B9CD8C, #8CB9CD

Split complementary#99CD8C, #8CCDC1

Tetradic#CDC18C, #8CCDA0, #8C99CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF7FA

Lighter +20%#ECD3E4

Lighter +10%#DCB0CF

Darker −10%#BE68A3

Darker −20%#A94A8C

Darker −30%#863A6F

Darker −40%#622B51

More saturated +25%#E277C1

Less saturated −25%#B8A1B1

Channel breakdown

R205

G140

B185

Red205 (80.4%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue318.46°

Saturation (HSL)39.39%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 8C · B B9

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Cd8CB9 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,008.581 g/mol
18 atoms

Cd8CB9 has a molar mass of 1,008.581 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × Cd, 1 × C, 9 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,008.581 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.6747882 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.9709044 × 10^20

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

Cd89.2%

C1.2%

B9.6%

Cadmium (Cd × 8)899.28 g/mol, 89.163%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.191%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 9.646%

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