Recognised as Colour

#C9BACE

#C9BACE
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C9BACE is a violet with RGB values 201, 186, 206 and HSL 285°, 17%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C9BACE#C9BACE

HEX#C9BACE

RGBrgb(201, 186, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7294, 0.8078

RGB percentages78.8%, 72.9%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(285, 16.9%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285, 9.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK2.4%, 9.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,220,558

CSS custom property--colour: #C9BACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.4:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#364531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8BECFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBBFCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C9BCC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.2 Silver · ΔE 12.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.5 Light grey · ΔE 14.1 Dark grey · ΔE 14.5 Lavender · ΔE 15.5

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.23, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFCEBA

Analogous#BFBACE, #CEBAC9

Triadic#CEC9BA, #BACEC9

Split complementary#C9CEBA, #BACEBF

Tetradic#CEBFBA, #BFCEBA, #BAC9CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F6F8

Lighter +10%#E0D8E3

Darker −10%#B29CB9

Darker −20%#9A7EA4

Darker −30%#82638C

Darker −40%#664E6E

More saturated +25%#D0ABDD

Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R201

G186

B206

Red201 (78.8%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue285°

Saturation (HSL)16.95%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G BA · B CE

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C9BaCe (chemical formula)

Formula
385.549 g/mol
11 atoms

C9BaCe has a molar mass of 385.549 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × C, 1 × Ba, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass385.549 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.4021918 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.5619651 × 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

C28%

Ba35.6%

Ce36.3%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 28.038%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 35.619%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 36.343%

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