Recognised as Colour

#C9BFCE

#C9BFCE
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C9BFCE is a violet with RGB values 201, 191, 206 and HSL 280°, 13%, 78%. 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

#C9BFCE#C9BFCE

HEX#C9BFCE

RGBrgb(201, 191, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.749, 0.8078

RGB percentages78.8%, 74.9%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(280, 13.3%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 7.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK2.4%, 7.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,221,838

CSS custom property--colour: #C9BFCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1

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

Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#364031

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDC2CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC3CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C9C1C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 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 text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.7 Silver · ΔE 8.9 Light grey · ΔE 10.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.8 Dark grey · ΔE 12.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.73, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4CEBF

Analogous#C2BFCE, #CEBFCC

Triadic#CEC9BF, #BFCEC9

Split complementary#CCCEBF, #BFCEC2

Tetradic#CEC2BF, #C4CEBF, #BFCCCE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF9FA

Lighter +10%#E1DCE4

Darker −10%#B1A2B8

Darker −20%#9885A2

Darker −30%#7F6A8A

Darker −40%#65546D

More saturated +25%#CEB1DC

Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R201

G191

B206

Red201 (78.8%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)13.27%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G BF · B CE

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C9BFCe (chemical formula)

Formula
278.027 g/mol
12 atoms

C9BFCe has a molar mass of 278.027 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 4 elements: 9 × C, 1 × B, 1 × F, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass278.027 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements4

Mass of one molecule4.616747 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.1660273 × 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

C38.9%

B3.9%

F6.8%

Ce50.4%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 38.881%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 3.888%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 6.833%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 50.398%

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