Recognised as Colour
#C8BCDF
- #C8BCDF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8BCDF is a violet with RGB values 200, 188, 223 and HSL 261°, 35%, 81%. 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
#C8BCDF#C8BCDF
HEX#C8BCDF
RGBrgb(200, 188, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7373, 0.8745
RGB percentages78.4%, 73.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(260.6, 35.4%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 15.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK10.3%, 15.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,155,551
CSS custom property--colour: #C8BCDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#374320
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 text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D3DFBC
Analogous#BCC2DF, #DABCDF
Triadic#DFC8BC, #BCDFC8
Split complementary#DFDABC, #C2DFBC
Tetradic#DFBCC2, #D3DFBC, #BCDFDA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G188
B223
Red200 (78.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue260.57°
Saturation (HSL)35.35%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G BC · B DF
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C8BCdF (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 238.306 g/mol
- 11 atoms
C8BCdF has a molar mass of 238.306 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 4 elements: 8 × C, 1 × B, 1 × Cd, 1 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass238.306 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule11
Distinct elements4
Mass of one molecule3.9571642 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram2.5270622 × 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
C40.3%
B4.5%
Cd47.2%
F8%
Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 40.321%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.536%
Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 47.17%
Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 7.972%
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