Recognised as Colour

#CD98FB

#CD98FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#CD98FB is a violet with RGB values 205, 152, 251 and HSL 272°, 93%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#CD98FB#CD98FB

HEX#CD98FB

RGBrgb(205, 152, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5961, 0.9843

RGB percentages80.4%, 59.6%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(272.1, 92.5%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.1, 39.4%, 98.4%)

CMYK18.3%, 39.4%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,474,043

CSS custom property--colour: #CD98FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#326704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#8FAFF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C7A7BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.2 Violet · ΔE 19.1 Orchid · ΔE 20.6 Plum · ΔE 20.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6FB98

Analogous#9C98FB, #FB98F7

Triadic#FBCD98, #98FBCD

Split complementary#F7FB98, #98FB9C

Tetradic#FB9B98, #C6FB98, #98F7FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFAFF

Lighter +10%#E5C9FD

Darker −10%#B567F9

Darker −20%#9D36F7

Darker −30%#8509F1

Darker −40%#6A07C0

More saturated +25%#CD94FF

Less saturated −25%#CCA5EE

Channel breakdown

R205

G152

B251

Red205 (80.4%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue272.12°

Saturation (HSL)92.52%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 98 · B FB

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Cd98FB (chemical formula)

Formula
11,045.988 g/mol
100 atoms

Cd98FB has a molar mass of 11,045.988 g/mol, made up of 100 atoms across 3 elements: 98 × Cd, 1 × F, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,045.988 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule100

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8342295 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.4518806 × 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%

F0.2%

B0.1%

Cadmium (Cd × 98)11,016.18 g/mol, 99.73%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.172%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.098%

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