Recognised as Colour

#CDBEF7

#CDBEF7
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CDBEF7 is a violet with RGB values 205, 190, 247 and HSL 256°, 78%, 86%. 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

#CDBEF7#CDBEF7

HEX#CDBEF7

RGBrgb(205, 190, 247)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7451, 0.9686

RGB percentages80.4%, 74.5%, 96.9%

HSLhsl(255.8, 78.1%, 85.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 23.1%, 96.9%)

CMYK17%, 23.1%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,483,767

CSS custom property--colour: #CDBEF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1

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

Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#324108

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2C6F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4C5F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C5C7D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 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 text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 17.3 Plum · ΔE 17.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9 Lavender · ΔE 24 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E8F7BE

Analogous#BECCF7, #EABEF7

Triadic#F7CDBE, #BEF7CD

Split complementary#F7EABE, #CCF7BE

Tetradic#F7BECC, #E8F7BE, #BEF7EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0EBFD

Darker −10%#AA91F1

Darker −20%#8763EC

Darker −30%#6436E6

Darker −40%#491ACF

More saturated +25%#C9B6FF

Less saturated −25%#D1C7EE

Channel breakdown

R205

G190

B247

Red205 (80.4%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue247 (96.9%)

Hue255.79°

Saturation (HSL)78.08%

Lightness85.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G BE · B F7

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Also reads as

CdBeF7 (chemical formula)

Formula
254.4082 g/mol
9 atoms

CdBeF7 has a molar mass of 254.4082 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Cd, 1 × Be, 7 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass254.4082 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.2245476 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.3671174 × 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

Cd44.2%

Be3.5%

F52.3%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 44.185%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 3.542%

Fluorine (F × 7)132.986 g/mol, 52.273%

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