Recognised as Colour

#CBBCF6

#CBBCF6
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#CBBCF6 is a violet with RGB values 203, 188, 246 and HSL 256°, 76%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CBBCF6#CBBCF6

HEX#CBBCF6

RGBrgb(203, 188, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7373, 0.9647

RGB percentages79.6%, 73.7%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(255.5, 76.3%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.5, 23.6%, 96.5%)

CMYK17.5%, 23.6%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,352,182

CSS custom property--colour: #CBBCF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#344309

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0C5F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1C4F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C3C5D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.6 Thistle · ΔE 17.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3 Lavender · ΔE 24.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7F6BC

Analogous#BCCAF6, #E8BCF6

Triadic#F6CBBC, #BCF6CB

Split complementary#F6E8BC, #CAF6BC

Tetradic#F6BCCA, #E7F6BC, #BCF6E8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EEE9FC

Darker −10%#A88FF0

Darker −20%#8562EA

Darker −30%#6235E4

Darker −40%#491BCB

More saturated +25%#C7B3FF

Less saturated −25%#D0C6ED

Channel breakdown

R203

G188

B246

Red203 (79.6%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue255.52°

Saturation (HSL)76.32%

Lightness85.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G BC · B F6

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CBBCF6 (chemical formula)

Formula
159.63 g/mol
10 atoms

CBBCF6 has a molar mass of 159.63 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × C, 2 × B, 6 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass159.63 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.6507185 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.772562 × 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

C15%

B13.5%

F71.4%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 15.049%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 13.544%

Fluorine (F × 6)113.988 g/mol, 71.408%

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