Recognised as Colour

#CCB8DB

#CCB8DB
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CCB8DB is a violet with RGB values 204, 184, 219 and HSL 274°, 33%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CCB8DB#CCB8DB

HEX#CCB8DB

RGBrgb(204, 184, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7216, 0.8588

RGB percentages80%, 72.2%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(274.3, 32.7%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 16%, 85.9%)

CMYK6.8%, 16%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,416,667

CSS custom property--colour: #CCB8DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#334724

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3BEDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7C0DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CBBCC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9 Lavender · ΔE 18.2 Silver · ΔE 20.2 Plum · ΔE 20.7 Light grey · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.3, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7DBB8

Analogous#BBB8DB, #DBB8D8

Triadic#DBCCB8, #B8DBCC

Split complementary#D8DBB8, #B8DBBB

Tetradic#DBBBB8, #C7DBB8, #B8D8DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFCFD

Lighter +10%#E4DAEC

Darker −10%#B496CA

Darker −20%#9B74B9

Darker −30%#8354A6

Darker −40%#684384

More saturated +25%#CEABE8

Less saturated −25%#CAC5CE

Channel breakdown

R204

G184

B219

Red204 (80%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue274.29°

Saturation (HSL)32.71%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G B8 · B DB

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CCB8Db (chemical formula)

Formula
378.502 g/mol
11 atoms

CCB8Db has a molar mass of 378.502 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × C, 8 × B, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass378.502 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.2851736 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.591046 × 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

C6.3%

B22.8%

Db70.8%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 6.347%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 22.848%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 70.805%

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