Recognised as Colour

#C4BBDB

#C4BBDB
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C4BBDB is a violet with RGB values 196, 187, 219 and HSL 257°, 31%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C4BBDB#C4BBDB

HEX#C4BBDB

RGBrgb(196, 187, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7333, 0.8588

RGB percentages76.9%, 73.3%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(256.9, 30.8%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 14.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK10.5%, 14.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,893,147

CSS custom property--colour: #C4BBDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.48:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#3B4424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5C0DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6BFDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C0BFC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6 Lavender · ΔE 16.2 Silver · ΔE 17.5 Light grey · ΔE 18.9 Dark grey · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.32, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2DBBB

Analogous#BBC2DB, #D4BBDB

Triadic#DBC4BB, #BBDBC4

Split complementary#DBD4BB, #C2DBBB

Tetradic#DBBBC2, #D2DBBB, #BBDBD4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFE

Lighter +10%#E1DCED

Darker −10%#A79AC9

Darker −20%#8A78B8

Darker −30%#6D58A5

Darker −40%#574684

More saturated +25%#BEAEE8

Less saturated −25%#CAC8CE

Channel breakdown

R196

G187

B219

Red196 (76.9%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue256.88°

Saturation (HSL)30.77%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G BB · B DB

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C4BBDb (chemical formula)

Formula
337.664 g/mol
7 atoms

C4BBDb has a molar mass of 337.664 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 4 × C, 2 × B, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass337.664 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.6070426 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.7834714 × 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

C14.2%

B6.4%

Db79.4%

Carbon (C × 4)48.044 g/mol, 14.228%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 6.403%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 79.369%

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