Recognised as Colour

#CD8CDC

#CD8CDC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CD8CDC is a violet with RGB values 205, 140, 220 and HSL 289°, 53%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CD8CDC#CD8CDC

HEX#CD8CDC

RGBrgb(205, 140, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.549, 0.8627

RGB percentages80.4%, 54.9%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(288.8, 53.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 36.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK6.8%, 36.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,470,940

CSS custom property--colour: #CD8CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#327323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#829FDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#92A6D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CE95AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.3 Orchid · ΔE 18.1 Violet · ΔE 19.3 Medium purple · ΔE 22.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BDC8C

Analogous#A58CDC, #DC8CC3

Triadic#DCCD8C, #8CDCCD

Split complementary#C3DC8C, #8CDCA5

Tetradic#DCA58C, #9BDC8C, #8CC3DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFDAF4

Lighter +10%#DEB3E8

Darker −10%#BC65D0

Darker −20%#AB3EC4

Darker −30%#8A309F

Darker −40%#682478

More saturated +25%#D979EF

Less saturated −25%#C19FC9

Channel breakdown

R205

G140

B220

Red205 (80.4%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue288.75°

Saturation (HSL)53.33%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 8C · B DC

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Also reads as

Cd8CdC (chemical formula)

Formula
1,023.701 g/mol
10 atoms

Cd8CdC has a molar mass of 1,023.701 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × Cd, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,023.701 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6998955 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.8827145 × 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

Cd98.8%

C1.2%

Cadmium (Cd × 9)1,011.69 g/mol, 98.827%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.173%

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