Recognised as Colour

#CBB3DB

#CBB3DB
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CBB3DB is a violet with RGB values 203, 179, 219 and HSL 276°, 36%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CBB3DB#CBB3DB

HEX#CBB3DB

RGBrgb(203, 179, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.702, 0.8588

RGB percentages79.6%, 70.2%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(276, 35.7%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276, 18.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK7.3%, 18.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,349,851

CSS custom property--colour: #CBB3DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#344C24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ADBADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2BCDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CAB8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5 Plum · ΔE 17.6 Lavender · ΔE 21.2 Pink · ΔE 23.1 Silver · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3DBB3

Analogous#B7B3DB, #DBB3D7

Triadic#DBCBB3, #B3DBCB

Split complementary#D7DBB3, #B3DBB7

Tetradic#DBB7B3, #C3DBB3, #B3D7DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF8FC

Lighter +10%#E3D6EB

Darker −10%#B390CB

Darker −20%#9C6EBA

Darker −30%#834FA6

Darker −40%#683E84

More saturated +25%#CEA5E9

Less saturated −25%#C8C1CD

Channel breakdown

R203

G179

B219

Red203 (79.6%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue276°

Saturation (HSL)35.71%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G B3 · B DB

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CBB3Db (chemical formula)

Formula
323.251 g/mol
6 atoms

CBB3Db has a molar mass of 323.251 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 4 × B, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass323.251 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.3677091 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.8629922 × 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

C3.7%

B13.4%

Db82.9%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 3.716%

Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 13.377%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 82.908%

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