Recognised as Colour

#C5BCCF

#C5BCCF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C5BCCF is a violet with RGB values 197, 188, 207 and HSL 268°, 17%, 77%. 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

#C5BCCF#C5BCCF

HEX#C5BCCF

RGBrgb(197, 188, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7373, 0.8118

RGB percentages77.3%, 73.7%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(268.4, 16.5%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 9.2%, 81.2%)

CMYK4.8%, 9.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,958,927

CSS custom property--colour: #C5BCCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.47:1

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

Contrast with black11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#3A4330

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BFD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBC0CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C4BEC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 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 text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.5 Silver · ΔE 10.7 Light grey · ΔE 12.9 Dark grey · ΔE 13.5 Lavender · ΔE 14.7

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.07, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6CFBC

Analogous#BCBDCF, #CFBCCF

Triadic#CFC5BC, #BCCFC5

Split complementary#CFCFBC, #BDCFBC

Tetradic#CFBCBD, #C6CFBC, #BCCFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F7FA

Lighter +10%#DFDAE4

Darker −10%#AB9EBA

Darker −20%#9281A4

Darker −30%#78658D

Darker −40%#5F506F

More saturated +25%#C4AEDD

Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R197

G188

B207

Red197 (77.3%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue268.42°

Saturation (HSL)16.52%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G BC · B CF

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C5BCCF (chemical formula)

Formula
113.885 g/mol
9 atoms

C5BCCF has a molar mass of 113.885 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 7 × C, 1 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass113.885 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8911049 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.2879139 × 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

C73.8%

B9.5%

F16.7%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 73.826%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 9.492%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 16.682%

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