Recognised as Colour

#C6BCCD

#C6BCCD
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C6BCCD is a violet with RGB values 198, 188, 205 and HSL 275°, 15%, 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

#C6BCCD#C6BCCD

HEX#C6BCCD

RGBrgb(198, 188, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7373, 0.8039

RGB percentages77.6%, 73.7%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(275.3, 14.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 8.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK3.4%, 8.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,024,461

CSS custom property--colour: #C6BCCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5238WCAG 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 11.48:1

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

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

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#394332

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

Deuteranopia#BCC0CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C5BEC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 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 Silver · ΔE 9.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3 Light grey · ΔE 12.1 Dark grey · ΔE 12.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.2

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#C3CDBC

Analogous#BEBCCD, #CDBCCC

Triadic#CDC6BC, #BCCDC6

Split complementary#CCCDBC, #BCCDBE

Tetradic#CDBEBC, #C3CDBC, #BCCCCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F6F9

Lighter +10%#DFD9E3

Darker −10%#AD9FB7

Darker −20%#9482A1

Darker −30%#7B6789

Darker −40%#61516C

More saturated +25%#C9ADDC

Less saturated −25%#C5C5C5

Channel breakdown

R198

G188

B205

Red198 (77.6%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue275.29°

Saturation (HSL)14.53%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G BC · B CD

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Harmonies

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C6BCCd (chemical formula)

Formula
207.297 g/mol
9 atoms

C6BCCd has a molar mass of 207.297 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 7 × C, 1 × B, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass207.297 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.4422477 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.9050786 × 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

C40.6%

B5.2%

Cd54.2%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 40.559%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.215%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 54.227%

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