Recognised as Colour

#C2BCCE

#C2BCCE
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C2BCCE is a violet with RGB values 194, 188, 206 and HSL 260°, 16%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C2BCCE#C2BCCE

HEX#C2BCCE

RGBrgb(194, 188, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7373, 0.8078

RGB percentages76.1%, 73.7%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(260, 15.5%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260, 8.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK5.8%, 8.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,762,318

CSS custom property--colour: #C2BCCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#3D4331

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BFCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BABFCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C0BEC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8 Silver · ΔE 9.9 Light grey · ΔE 12.3 Dark grey · ΔE 12.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.5

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8CEBC

Analogous#BCBFCE, #CBBCCE

Triadic#CEC2BC, #BCCEC2

Split complementary#CECBBC, #BFCEBC

Tetradic#CEBCBF, #C8CEBC, #BCCECB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F7F9

Lighter +10%#DDD9E4

Darker −10%#A79FB8

Darker −20%#8C81A3

Darker −30%#72668B

Darker −40%#5A506E

More saturated +25%#BDAEDD

Less saturated −25%#C5C5C5

Channel breakdown

R194

G188

B206

Red194 (76.1%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue260°

Saturation (HSL)15.52%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G BC · B CE

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C2BCCe (chemical formula)

Formula
186.963 g/mol
5 atoms

C2BCCe has a molar mass of 186.963 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 3 × C, 1 × B, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass186.963 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.1045937 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.2210334 × 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

C19.3%

B5.8%

Ce74.9%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 19.273%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.782%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 74.945%

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