Colour

#C2BACE

#C2BACE
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C2BACE is a violet with RGB values 194, 186, 206 and HSL 264°, 17%, 77%. 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

#C2BACE#C2BACE

HEX#C2BACE

RGBrgb(194, 186, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7294, 0.8078

RGB percentages76.1%, 72.9%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(264, 16.9%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264, 9.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK5.8%, 9.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,761,806

CSS custom property--colour: #C2BACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1

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

Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#3D4531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7BDCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8BDCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C0BCC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 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 text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1 Silver · ΔE 11.2 Dark grey · ΔE 13.4 Light grey · ΔE 13.7 Lavender · ΔE 15.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6CEBA

Analogous#BABCCE, #CCBACE

Triadic#CEC2BA, #BACEC2

Split complementary#CECCBA, #BCCEBA

Tetradic#CEBABC, #C6CEBA, #BACECC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F6F8

Lighter +10%#DCD8E3

Darker −10%#A89CB9

Darker −20%#8D7EA4

Darker −30%#73638C

Darker −40%#5B4E6E

More saturated +25%#BFABDD

Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R194

G186

B206

Red194 (76.1%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue264°

Saturation (HSL)16.95%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G BA · B CE

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C2BaCe (chemical formula)

Formula
301.472 g/mol
4 atoms

C2BaCe has a molar mass of 301.472 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × C, 1 × Ba, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass301.472 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.0060603 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.9975788 × 10^21

Composition by mass

C8%

Ba45.6%

Ce46.5%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 7.968%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 45.553%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 46.479%

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