Recognised as Colour

#C8BCCA

#C8BCCA
Magenta
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C8BCCA is a magenta with RGB values 200, 188, 202 and HSL 291°, 12%, 76%. 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

#C8BCCA#C8BCCA

HEX#C8BCCA

RGBrgb(200, 188, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7373, 0.7922

RGB percentages78.4%, 73.7%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(291.4, 11.7%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 6.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK1%, 6.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,155,530

CSS custom property--colour: #C8BCCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.5:1

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

Contrast with black11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#374335

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBBFCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDC0C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C9BDC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 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 text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.9 Silver · ΔE 8.7 Light grey · ΔE 11.2 Dark grey · ΔE 12.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.86, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BECABC

Analogous#C1BCCA, #CABCC5

Triadic#CAC8BC, #BCCAC8

Split complementary#C5CABC, #BCCAC1

Tetradic#CAC1BC, #BECABC, #BCC5CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F5F7

Lighter +10%#DFD8E1

Darker −10%#B1A0B3

Darker −20%#99839D

Darker −30%#806984

Darker −40%#655268

More saturated +25%#D3ADD9

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R200

G188

B202

Red200 (78.4%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue291.43°

Saturation (HSL)11.67%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G BC · B CA

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C8BCCa (chemical formula)

Formula
158.987 g/mol
11 atoms

C8BCCa has a molar mass of 158.987 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × C, 1 × B, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass158.987 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.6400412 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.7878196 × 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

C68%

B6.8%

Ca25.2%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 67.992%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 6.799%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 25.208%

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