Recognised as Colour

#CBBCD7

#CBBCD7
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CBBCD7 is a violet with RGB values 203, 188, 215 and HSL 273°, 25%, 79%. 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

#CBBCD7#CBBCD7

HEX#CBBCD7

RGBrgb(203, 188, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7373, 0.8431

RGB percentages79.6%, 73.7%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(273.3, 25.2%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 12.6%, 84.3%)

CMYK5.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,352,151

CSS custom property--colour: #CBBCD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53569WCAG 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 11.71:1

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

Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#344328

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8C1D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBC2D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CABFC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 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 text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 4.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.1 Lavender · ΔE 15.2 Silver · ΔE 15.5 Light grey · ΔE 16.7 Dark grey · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 4.22, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8D7BC

Analogous#BEBCD7, #D7BCD6

Triadic#D7CBBC, #BCD7CB

Split complementary#D6D7BC, #BCD7BE

Tetradic#D7BEBC, #C8D7BC, #BCD6D7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFCFD

Lighter +10%#E4DCEA

Darker −10%#B29CC4

Darker −20%#997CB1

Darker −30%#815D9D

Darker −40%#664A7D

More saturated +25%#CCAFE4

Less saturated −25%#CAC9CA

Channel breakdown

R203

G188

B215

Red203 (79.6%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue273.33°

Saturation (HSL)25.23%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G BC · B D7

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Also reads as

CBBCd7 (chemical formula)

Formula
820.501 g/mol
10 atoms

CBBCd7 has a molar mass of 820.501 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 2 × B, 7 × Cd.

Open this reading on its own page →

Molar mass

Molar mass820.501 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.362474 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.3395898 × 10^20

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

C1.5%

B2.6%

Cd95.9%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.464%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 2.635%

Cadmium (Cd × 7)786.87 g/mol, 95.901%

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Elements in this formula

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page