Recognised as Colour

#CBBCE7

#CBBCE7
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CBBCE7 is a violet with RGB values 203, 188, 231 and HSL 261°, 47%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CBBCE7#CBBCE7

HEX#CBBCE7

RGBrgb(203, 188, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7373, 0.9059

RGB percentages79.6%, 73.7%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(260.9, 47.3%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.9, 18.6%, 90.6%)

CMYK12.1%, 18.6%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,352,167

CSS custom property--colour: #CBBCE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.89:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#344318

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4C3E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6C3E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C7C2CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4 Lavender · ΔE 19.1 Plum · ΔE 19.9 Silver · ΔE 23.7 Light grey · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8E7BC

Analogous#BCC3E7, #E1BCE7

Triadic#E7CBBC, #BCE7CB

Split complementary#E7E0BC, #C3E7BC

Tetradic#E7BCC3, #D8E7BC, #BCE7E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8E2F4

Darker −10%#AE96DA

Darker −20%#9171CC

Darker −30%#744BBF

Darker −40%#5C399E

More saturated +25%#C8B1F2

Less saturated −25%#CEC7DC

Channel breakdown

R203

G188

B231

Red203 (79.6%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue260.93°

Saturation (HSL)47.25%

Lightness82.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G BC · B E7

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CBBCe7 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,014.471 g/mol
10 atoms

CBBCe7 has a molar mass of 1,014.471 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 2 × B, 7 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,014.471 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.6845687 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.9362375 × 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

C1.2%

B2.1%

Ce96.7%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.184%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 2.131%

Cerium (Ce × 7)980.84 g/mol, 96.685%

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