Colour
#C8BBE9
- #C8BBE9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8BBE9 is a violet with RGB values 200, 187, 233 and HSL 257°, 51%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C8BBE9#C8BBE9
HEX#C8BBE9
RGBrgb(200, 187, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7333, 0.9137
RGB percentages78.4%, 73.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(257, 51.1%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257, 19.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK14.2%, 19.7%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,155,305
CSS custom property--colour: #C8BBE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.74:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#374416
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DCE9BB
Analogous#BBC5E9, #DFBBE9
Triadic#E9C8BB, #BBE9C8
Split complementary#E9DFBB, #C5E9BB
Tetradic#E9BBC5, #DCE9BB, #BBE9DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G187
B233
Red200 (78.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue256.96°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G BB · B E9
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C8BBe9 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 188.0078 g/mol
- 18 atoms
C8BBe9 has a molar mass of 188.0078 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × C, 1 × B, 9 × Be.
Molar mass
Molar mass188.0078 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule18
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule3.121943 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram3.2031335 × 10^21
Composition by mass
C51.1%
B5.7%
Be43.1%
Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 51.109%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.75%
Beryllium (Be × 9)81.1098 g/mol, 43.142%
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