Recognised as Colour

#CD8CBB

#CD8CBB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CD8CBB is a magenta with RGB values 205, 140, 187 and HSL 317°, 39%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CD8CBB#CD8CBB

HEX#CD8CBB

RGBrgb(205, 140, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.549, 0.7333

RGB percentages80.4%, 54.9%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(316.6, 39.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.6, 31.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 31.7%, 8.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,470,907

CSS custom property--colour: #CD8CBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1

Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#327344

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D9ABDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DA4B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D48E9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.9 Thistle · ΔE 24 Light pink · ΔE 25 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.9 Pink · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CCD9E

Analogous#BF8CCD, #CD8C9A

Triadic#BBCD8C, #8CBBCD

Split complementary#9BCD8C, #8CCDBF

Tetradic#CDBF8C, #8CCD9E, #8C9BCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF7FA

Lighter +20%#ECD3E5

Lighter +10%#DCB0D0

Darker −10%#BE68A6

Darker −20%#A94A8F

Darker −30%#863A71

Darker −40%#622B53

More saturated +25%#E277C4

Less saturated −25%#B8A1B2

Channel breakdown

R205

G140

B187

Red205 (80.4%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue316.62°

Saturation (HSL)39.39%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 8C · B BB

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Cd8CBB (chemical formula)

Formula
932.911 g/mol
11 atoms

Cd8CBB has a molar mass of 932.911 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × Cd, 1 × C, 2 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass932.911 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5491352 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.4552147 × 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

Cd96.4%

C1.3%

B2.3%

Cadmium (Cd × 8)899.28 g/mol, 96.395%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.287%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 2.317%

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