Recognised as Colour

#CAC3CE

#CAC3CE
Violet
Light
Nearest: Silver

#CAC3CE is a violet with RGB values 202, 195, 206 and HSL 278°, 10%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#CAC3CE#CAC3CE

HEX#CAC3CE

RGBrgb(202, 195, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7647, 0.8078

RGB percentages79.2%, 76.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(278.2, 10.1%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 5.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK1.9%, 5.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,288,398

CSS custom property--colour: #CAC3CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.21:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#353C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2C5CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3C6CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#CAC4C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.7 Light grey · ΔE 8.1 Thistle · ΔE 9.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.1 Dark grey · ΔE 12.2

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7CEC3

Analogous#C4C3CE, #CEC3CD

Triadic#CECAC3, #C3CECA

Split complementary#CDCEC3, #C3CEC4

Tetradic#CEC4C3, #C7CEC3, #C3CDCE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFBFC

Lighter +10%#E3DFE5

Darker −10%#B1A7B7

Darker −20%#988BA0

Darker −30%#7F6F89

Darker −40%#65596C

More saturated +25%#CEB5DC

Less saturated −25%#C9C9C9

Channel breakdown

R202

G195

B206

Red202 (79.2%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue278.18°

Saturation (HSL)10.09%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G C3 · B CE

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CaC3Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
216.231 g/mol
5 atoms

CaC3Ce has a molar mass of 216.231 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ca, 3 × C, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass216.231 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.5906002 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.7850497 × 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

Ca18.5%

C16.7%

Ce64.8%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 18.535%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 16.664%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 64.801%

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