Recognised as Colour

#CDBCC8

#CDBCC8
Magenta
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CDBCC8 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 188, 200 and HSL 318°, 15%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CDBCC8#CDBCC8

HEX#CDBCC8

RGBrgb(205, 188, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7373, 0.7843

RGB percentages80.4%, 73.7%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(317.6, 14.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.6, 8.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 8.3%, 2.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,483,208

CSS custom property--colour: #CDBCC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.62:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#324337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCBFC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C2C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Tritanopia#CFBCC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.7 Silver · ΔE 9 Light grey · ΔE 11.2 Dark grey · ΔE 12.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCCDC1

Analogous#CABCCD, #CDBCBF

Triadic#C8CDBC, #BCC8CD

Split complementary#C0CDBC, #BCCDCA

Tetradic#CDCABC, #BCCDC1, #BCBFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F6F8

Lighter +10%#E3D9E0

Darker −10%#B79FB0

Darker −20%#A18298

Darker −30%#89677F

Darker −40%#6C5164

More saturated +25%#DCADCE

Less saturated −25%#C5C5C5

Channel breakdown

R205

G188

B200

Red205 (80.4%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue317.65°

Saturation (HSL)14.53%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G BC · B C8

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Harmonies

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CdBCC8 (chemical formula)

Formula
231.319 g/mol
11 atoms

CdBCC8 has a molar mass of 231.319 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Cd, 1 × B, 9 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass231.319 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.8411424 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.6033922 × 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

Cd48.6%

B4.7%

C46.7%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 48.595%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.673%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 46.732%

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