Recognised as Colour

#C1B3CF

#C1B3CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#C1B3CF is a violet with RGB values 193, 179, 207 and HSL 270°, 23%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C1B3CF#C1B3CF

HEX#C1B3CF

RGBrgb(193, 179, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.702, 0.8118

RGB percentages75.7%, 70.2%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(270, 22.6%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 13.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK6.8%, 13.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,694,479

CSS custom property--colour: #C1B3CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#3E4C30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFB8D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1B8CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BFB6BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4 Silver · ΔE 16.3 Dark grey · ΔE 17 Lavender · ΔE 18.4 Light grey · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1CFB3

Analogous#B3B3CF, #CFB3CF

Triadic#CFC1B3, #B3CFC1

Split complementary#CFCFB3, #B3CFB3

Tetradic#CFB3B3, #C1CFB3, #B3CFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F2F6

Lighter +10%#DBD2E3

Darker −10%#A894BB

Darker −20%#8E74A8

Darker −30%#755A8F

Darker −40%#5B4670

More saturated +25%#C1A3DF

Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R193

G179

B207

Red193 (75.7%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)22.58%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G B3 · B CF

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C1B3CF (chemical formula)

Formula
75.45 g/mol
6 atoms

C1B3CF has a molar mass of 75.45 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × C, 3 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass75.45 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.2528767 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram7.9816312 × 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

C31.8%

B43%

F25.2%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 31.838%

Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 42.982%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 25.18%

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