Recognised as Colour

#C9BECD

#C9BECD
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C9BECD is a violet with RGB values 201, 190, 205 and HSL 284°, 13%, 77%. 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

#C9BECD#C9BECD

HEX#C9BECD

RGBrgb(201, 190, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7451, 0.8039

RGB percentages78.8%, 74.5%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(284, 13%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284, 7.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK2%, 7.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,221,581

CSS custom property--colour: #C9BECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#364132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCC1CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C9BFC3no 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 text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.5 Silver · ΔE 9 Light grey · ΔE 11 Light steelblue · ΔE 12 Dark grey · ΔE 12.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2CDBE

Analogous#C2BECD, #CDBECA

Triadic#CDC9BE, #BECDC9

Split complementary#CACDBE, #BECDC2

Tetradic#CDC2BE, #C2CDBE, #BECACD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F8F9

Lighter +10%#E1DBE3

Darker −10%#B1A1B7

Darker −20%#9984A1

Darker −30%#806989

Darker −40%#65536C

More saturated +25%#D0B0DB

Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R201

G190

B205

Red201 (78.8%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue284°

Saturation (HSL)13.04%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G BE · B CD

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C9BeCd (chemical formula)

Formula
229.5212 g/mol
11 atoms

C9BeCd has a molar mass of 229.5212 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × C, 1 × Be, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass229.5212 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.8112892 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.6237841 × 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

C47.1%

Be3.9%

Cd49%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 47.098%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 3.927%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 48.976%

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