Recognised as Colour

#C7BCCF

#C7BCCF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C7BCCF is a violet with RGB values 199, 188, 207 and HSL 275°, 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

#C7BCCF#C7BCCF

HEX#C7BCCF

RGBrgb(199, 188, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7373, 0.8118

RGB percentages78%, 73.7%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(274.7, 16.5%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.7, 9.2%, 81.2%)

CMYK3.9%, 9.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,089,999

CSS custom property--colour: #C7BCCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52614WCAG 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 11.52:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#384330

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BABFD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCC0CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C6BEC2no 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 text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.4 Silver · ΔE 11 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2 Light grey · ΔE 13 Dark grey · ΔE 13.8 Lavender · ΔE 14.7

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.43, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4CFBC

Analogous#BEBCCF, #CFBCCE

Triadic#CFC7BC, #BCCFC7

Split complementary#CECFBC, #BCCFBE

Tetradic#CFBEBC, #C4CFBC, #BCCECF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F7FA

Lighter +10%#E0DAE4

Darker −10%#AE9EBA

Darker −20%#9581A4

Darker −30%#7C658D

Darker −40%#62506F

More saturated +25%#C9AEDD

Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R199

G188

B207

Red199 (78%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue274.74°

Saturation (HSL)16.52%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G BC · B CF

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C7BCCF (chemical formula)

Formula
137.907 g/mol
11 atoms

C7BCCF has a molar mass of 137.907 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × C, 1 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass137.907 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.2899996 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.366813 × 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

C78.4%

B7.8%

F13.8%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 78.385%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 7.839%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 13.776%

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