Recognised as Colour

#C3BCD1

#C3BCD1
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C3BCD1 is a violet with RGB values 195, 188, 209 and HSL 260°, 19%, 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

#C3BCD1#C3BCD1

HEX#C3BCD1

RGBrgb(195, 188, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7373, 0.8196

RGB percentages76.5%, 73.7%, 82%

HSLhsl(260, 18.6%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260, 10%, 82%)

CMYK6.7%, 10%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,827,857

CSS custom property--colour: #C3BCD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1

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

Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#3C432E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8BFD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9BFD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C1BFC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 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 text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.6 Silver · ΔE 11.6 Light grey · ΔE 13.6 Dark grey · ΔE 14.2 Lavender · ΔE 14.7

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.33, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAD1BC

Analogous#BCC0D1, #CEBCD1

Triadic#D1C3BC, #BCD1C3

Split complementary#D1CDBC, #C0D1BC

Tetradic#D1BCC0, #CAD1BC, #BCD1CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F8FB

Lighter +10%#DEDAE6

Darker −10%#A89EBC

Darker −20%#8D80A7

Darker −30%#726391

Darker −40%#5B4F72

More saturated +25%#BEAEDF

Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R195

G188

B209

Red195 (76.5%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue260°

Saturation (HSL)18.58%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G BC · B D1

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C3BCd1 (chemical formula)

Formula
159.253 g/mol
5 atoms

C3BCd1 has a molar mass of 159.253 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 3 × C, 1 × B, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass159.253 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.6444583 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.7814928 × 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

C22.6%

B6.8%

Cd70.6%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 22.626%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 6.788%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 70.586%

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