Recognised as Colour

#C7BCD9

#C7BCD9
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C7BCD9 is a violet with RGB values 199, 188, 217 and HSL 263°, 28%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C7BCD9#C7BCD9

HEX#C7BCD9

RGBrgb(199, 188, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7373, 0.851

RGB percentages78%, 73.7%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(262.8, 27.6%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.8, 13.4%, 85.1%)

CMYK8.3%, 13.4%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,090,009

CSS custom property--colour: #C7BCD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.62:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#384326

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7C0DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9C1D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C4C0C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8 Lavender · ΔE 15.4 Silver · ΔE 16.1 Light grey · ΔE 17.4 Dark grey · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.89, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CED9BC

Analogous#BCC0D9, #D5BCD9

Triadic#D9C7BC, #BCD9C7

Split complementary#D9D6BC, #C0D9BC

Tetradic#D9BCC0, #CED9BC, #BCD9D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFDFE

Lighter +10%#E2DDEB

Darker −10%#AC9BC7

Darker −20%#917BB4

Darker −30%#765BA1

Darker −40%#5E4980

More saturated +25%#C4AFE6

Less saturated −25%#CAC9CC

Channel breakdown

R199

G188

B217

Red199 (78%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue262.76°

Saturation (HSL)27.62%

Lightness79.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G BC · B D9

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C7BCd9 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,106.577 g/mol
17 atoms

C7BCd9 has a molar mass of 1,106.577 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 3 elements: 7 × C, 1 × B, 9 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,106.577 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule17

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8375143 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.4421344 × 10^20

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

C7.6%

B1%

Cd91.4%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 7.598%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.977%

Cadmium (Cd × 9)1,011.69 g/mol, 91.425%

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