Recognised as Colour

#C9B8F9

#C9B8F9
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#C9B8F9 is a violet with RGB values 201, 184, 249 and HSL 256°, 84%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C9B8F9#C9B8F9

HEX#C9B8F9

RGBrgb(201, 184, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7216, 0.9765

RGB percentages78.8%, 72.2%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(255.7, 84.4%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.7, 26.1%, 97.6%)

CMYK19.3%, 26.1%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,220,089

CSS custom property--colour: #C9B8F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.5 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#C0C0C0

Inverted#364706

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AAC2FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACC1F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C0C2CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

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

Plum · ΔE 16.5 Thistle · ΔE 21.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 25 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27 Lavender · ΔE 28.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E8F9B8

Analogous#B8C8F9, #E9B8F9

Triadic#F9C9B8, #B8F9C9

Split complementary#F9EAB8, #C8F9B8

Tetradic#F9B8C8, #E8F9B8, #B8F9E9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EDE7FD

Darker −10%#A589F5

Darker −20%#815AF1

Darker −30%#5E2BED

Darker −40%#4412D3

More saturated +25%#C6B2FF

Less saturated −25%#CEC2EF

Channel breakdown

R201

G184

B249

Red201 (78.8%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue255.69°

Saturation (HSL)84.42%

Lightness84.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G B8 · B F9

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C9B8F9 (chemical formula)

Formula
365.561 g/mol
26 atoms

C9B8F9 has a molar mass of 365.561 g/mol, made up of 26 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × C, 8 × B, 9 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass365.561 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule26

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.0702832 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.6473696 × 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

C29.6%

B23.7%

F46.8%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 29.571%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 23.657%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 46.772%

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