Recognised as Colour

#CE87BA

#CE87BA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CE87BA is a magenta with RGB values 206, 135, 186 and HSL 317°, 42%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CE87BA#CE87BA

HEX#CE87BA

RGBrgb(206, 135, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5294, 0.7294

RGB percentages80.8%, 52.9%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(316.9, 42%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.9, 34.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 34.5%, 9.7%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,535,162

CSS custom property--colour: #CE87BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#317845

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8997BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA2B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D58999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.6 Light pink · ΔE 27 Thistle · ΔE 27.1 Orchid · ΔE 28 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87CE9B

Analogous#BF87CE, #CE8797

Triadic#BACE87, #87BACE

Split complementary#97CE87, #87CEBF

Tetradic#CEBF87, #87CE9B, #8797CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF4F8

Lighter +20%#ECCFE4

Lighter +10%#DDABCF

Darker −10%#BF63A5

Darker −20%#AA458D

Darker −30%#85376F

Darker −40%#612851

More saturated +25%#E372C3

Less saturated −25%#B99CB1

Channel breakdown

R206

G135

B186

Red206 (80.8%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue316.9°

Saturation (HSL)42.01%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G 87 · B BA

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Ce87Ba (chemical formula)

Formula
12,327.77 g/mol
88 atoms

Ce87Ba has a molar mass of 12,327.77 g/mol, made up of 88 atoms across 2 elements: 87 × Ce, 1 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass12,327.77 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule88

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.0470744 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.8850204 × 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

Ce98.9%

Ba1.1%

Cerium (Ce × 87)12,190.44 g/mol, 98.886%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 1.114%

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