Recognised as Colour

#CBC2DB

#CBC2DB
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CBC2DB is a violet with RGB values 203, 194, 219 and HSL 262°, 26%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CBC2DB#CBC2DB

HEX#CBC2DB

RGBrgb(203, 194, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7608, 0.8588

RGB percentages79.6%, 76.1%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(261.6, 25.8%, 81%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 11.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK7.3%, 11.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,353,691

CSS custom property--colour: #CBC2DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#343D24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEC6DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC6DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C9C5CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 10 Lavender · ΔE 12.8 Silver · ΔE 13.9 Light grey · ΔE 14.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.9

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2DBC2

Analogous#C2C5DB, #D8C2DB

Triadic#DBCBC2, #C2DBCB

Split complementary#DBD8C2, #C5DBC2

Tetradic#DBC2C5, #D2DBC2, #C2DBD8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E6E2EE

Darker −10%#B0A2C8

Darker −20%#9482B5

Darker −30%#7962A2

Darker −40%#614E83

More saturated +25%#C8B6E7

Less saturated −25%#CECECF

Channel breakdown

R203

G194

B219

Red203 (79.6%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue261.6°

Saturation (HSL)25.77%

Lightness80.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G C2 · B DB

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CBC2Db (chemical formula)

Formula
314.843 g/mol
5 atoms

CBC2Db has a molar mass of 314.843 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 3 × C, 1 × B, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass314.843 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.228091 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.9127441 × 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

C11.4%

B3.4%

Db85.1%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 11.445%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 3.433%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 85.122%

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