Recognised as Colour

#C2B5F6

#C2B5F6
Blue
Light
Nearest: Plum

#C2B5F6 is a blue with RGB values 194, 181, 246 and HSL 252°, 78%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C2B5F6#C2B5F6

HEX#C2B5F6

RGBrgb(194, 181, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7098, 0.9647

RGB percentages76.1%, 71%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(252, 78.3%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252, 26.4%, 96.5%)

CMYK21.1%, 26.4%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,760,566

CSS custom property--colour: #C2B5F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#3D4A09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6BEF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7BCF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B8BFCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.4 Thistle · ΔE 22.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.8 Lavender · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E9F6B5

Analogous#B5C9F6, #E3B5F6

Triadic#F6C2B5, #B5F6C2

Split complementary#F6E2B5, #C9F6B5

Tetradic#F6B5C9, #E9F6B5, #B5F6E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7E2FC

Darker −10%#9D88F0

Darker −20%#775AEB

Darker −30%#522DE5

Darker −40%#3B18C7

More saturated +25%#BDACFF

Less saturated −25%#C8BFEC

Channel breakdown

R194

G181

B246

Red194 (76.1%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue252°

Saturation (HSL)78.31%

Lightness83.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G B5 · B F6

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C2B5F6 (chemical formula)

Formula
192.06 g/mol
13 atoms

C2B5F6 has a molar mass of 192.06 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × C, 5 × B, 6 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass192.06 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.1892313 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.1355518 × 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

C12.5%

B28.1%

F59.4%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 12.508%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 28.142%

Fluorine (F × 6)113.988 g/mol, 59.35%

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