Recognised as Colour

#CE87BB

#CE87BB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CE87BB is a magenta with RGB values 206, 135, 187 and HSL 316°, 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

#CE87BB#CE87BB

HEX#CE87BB

RGBrgb(206, 135, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5294, 0.7333

RGB percentages80.8%, 52.9%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(316.1, 42%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.1, 34.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 34.5%, 9.2%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,535,163

CSS custom property--colour: #CE87BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1

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

Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#317844

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8897BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA2B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D5899Ano 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 text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 20 Thistle · ΔE 27.3 Light pink · ΔE 27.4 Orchid · ΔE 27.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87CE9A

Analogous#BD87CE, #CE8798

Triadic#BBCE87, #87BBCE

Split complementary#98CE87, #87CEBD

Tetradic#CEBE87, #87CE9A, #8798CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF4F9

Lighter +20%#ECCFE4

Lighter +10%#DDABD0

Darker −10%#BF63A6

Darker −20%#AA458F

Darker −30%#853770

Darker −40%#612852

More saturated +25%#E372C5

Less saturated −25%#B99CB1

Channel breakdown

R206

G135

B187

Red206 (80.8%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue316.06°

Saturation (HSL)42.01%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G 87 · B BB

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Ce87BB (chemical formula)

Formula
12,212.06 g/mol
89 atoms

Ce87BB has a molar mass of 12,212.06 g/mol, made up of 89 atoms across 2 elements: 87 × Ce, 2 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass12,212.06 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule89

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.0278603 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.9313062 × 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

Ce99.8%

B0.2%

Cerium (Ce × 87)12,190.44 g/mol, 99.823%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 0.177%

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