Recognised as Colour

#C2BCD2

#C2BCD2
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C2BCD2 is a violet with RGB values 194, 188, 210 and HSL 256°, 20%, 78%. 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

#C2BCD2#C2BCD2

HEX#C2BCD2

RGBrgb(194, 188, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7373, 0.8235

RGB percentages76.1%, 73.7%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(256.4, 19.6%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 10.5%, 82.4%)

CMYK7.6%, 10.5%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,762,322

CSS custom property--colour: #C2BCD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#3D432D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8BFD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9BFD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BFBFC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.1 Silver · ΔE 12 Light grey · ΔE 14 Dark grey · ΔE 14.5 Lavender · ΔE 14.7

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCD2BC

Analogous#BCC1D2, #CDBCD2

Triadic#D2C2BC, #BCD2C2

Split complementary#D2CDBC, #C1D2BC

Tetradic#D2BCC1, #CCD2BC, #BCD2CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF9FB

Lighter +10%#DEDBE6

Darker −10%#A69DBE

Darker −20%#8A7FA9

Darker −30%#706293

Darker −40%#584E74

More saturated +25%#BCAEE0

Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R194

G188

B210

Red194 (76.1%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue256.36°

Saturation (HSL)19.64%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G BC · B D2

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C2BCd2 (chemical formula)

Formula
259.652 g/mol
5 atoms

C2BCd2 has a molar mass of 259.652 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × C, 1 × B, 2 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass259.652 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.3116229 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.3193123 × 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

C9.3%

B4.2%

Cd86.6%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 9.252%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.163%

Cadmium (Cd × 2)224.82 g/mol, 86.585%

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