Recognised as Colour

#C2B8DB

#C2B8DB
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C2B8DB is a violet with RGB values 194, 184, 219 and HSL 257°, 33%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C2B8DB#C2B8DB

HEX#C2B8DB

RGBrgb(194, 184, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7216, 0.8588

RGB percentages76.1%, 72.2%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(257.1, 32.7%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 16%, 85.9%)

CMYK11.4%, 16%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,761,307

CSS custom property--colour: #C2B8DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.17:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#3D4724

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1BDDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3BDDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BEBDC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7 Lavender · ΔE 17.8 Silver · ΔE 19.3 Dark grey · ΔE 20.6 Light grey · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1DBB8

Analogous#B8C0DB, #D3B8DB

Triadic#DBC2B8, #B8DBC2

Split complementary#DBD3B8, #C0DBB8

Tetradic#DBB8C0, #D1DBB8, #B8DBD3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFCFD

Lighter +10%#DFDAEC

Darker −10%#A596CA

Darker −20%#8874B9

Darker −30%#6B54A6

Darker −40%#564384

More saturated +25%#BCABE8

Less saturated −25%#C8C5CE

Channel breakdown

R194

G184

B219

Red194 (76.1%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue257.14°

Saturation (HSL)32.71%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G B8 · B DB

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C2B8Db (chemical formula)

Formula
378.502 g/mol
11 atoms

C2B8Db has a molar mass of 378.502 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × C, 8 × B, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass378.502 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.2851736 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.591046 × 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

C6.3%

B22.8%

Db70.8%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 6.347%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 22.848%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 70.805%

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