Recognised as Colour

#CDB5F5

#CDB5F5
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#CDB5F5 is a violet with RGB values 205, 181, 245 and HSL 263°, 76%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CDB5F5#CDB5F5

HEX#CDB5F5

RGBrgb(205, 181, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7098, 0.9608

RGB percentages80.4%, 71%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(262.5, 76.2%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 26.1%, 96.1%)

CMYK16.3%, 26.1%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,481,461

CSS custom property--colour: #CDB5F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#324A0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8BFF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACC0F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C6BECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.1 Thistle · ΔE 21 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.4 Lavender · ΔE 29.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDF5B5

Analogous#B5BDF5, #EDB5F5

Triadic#F5CDB5, #B5F5CD

Split complementary#F5EDB5, #BDF5B5

Tetradic#F5B5BD, #DDF5B5, #B5F5ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EBE2FB

Darker −10%#AF88EF

Darker −20%#905BE9

Darker −30%#722EE3

Darker −40%#5A1AC4

More saturated +25%#CBABFF

Less saturated −25%#D0C0EB

Channel breakdown

R205

G181

B245

Red205 (80.4%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue262.5°

Saturation (HSL)76.19%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G B5 · B F5

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CdB5F5 (chemical formula)

Formula
261.45 g/mol
11 atoms

CdB5F5 has a molar mass of 261.45 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Cd, 5 × B, 5 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass261.45 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.3414794 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.3033623 × 10^21

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

Cd43%

B20.7%

F36.3%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 42.995%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 20.673%

Fluorine (F × 5)94.99 g/mol, 36.332%

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