Recognised as Colour

#C8BCE8

#C8BCE8
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C8BCE8 is a violet with RGB values 200, 188, 232 and HSL 256°, 49%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C8BCE8#C8BCE8

HEX#C8BCE8

RGBrgb(200, 188, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7373, 0.9098

RGB percentages78.4%, 73.7%, 91%

HSLhsl(256.4, 48.9%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 19%, 91%)

CMYK13.8%, 19%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,155,560

CSS custom property--colour: #C8BCE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.81:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#374317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3C2EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5C2E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C2C2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9 Lavender · ΔE 19.3 Plum · ΔE 20.5 Silver · ΔE 24 Light grey · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCE8BC

Analogous#BCC6E8, #DEBCE8

Triadic#E8C8BC, #BCE8C8

Split complementary#E8DEBC, #C6E8BC

Tetradic#E8BCC6, #DCE8BC, #BCE8DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7E2F5

Darker −10%#A996DB

Darker −20%#8A70CE

Darker −30%#6A4AC1

Darker −40%#5437A1

More saturated +25%#C3B1F3

Less saturated −25%#CDC7DD

Channel breakdown

R200

G188

B232

Red200 (78.4%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue256.36°

Saturation (HSL)48.89%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G BC · B E8

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C8BCe8 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,227.858 g/mol
17 atoms

C8BCe8 has a molar mass of 1,227.858 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × C, 1 × B, 8 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,227.858 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule17

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.0389062 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.9045906 × 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

C7.8%

B0.9%

Ce91.3%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 7.826%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.88%

Cerium (Ce × 8)1,120.96 g/mol, 91.294%

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