Recognised as Colour

#CDC5DB

#CDC5DB
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CDC5DB is a violet with RGB values 205, 197, 219 and HSL 262°, 23%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CDC5DB#CDC5DB

HEX#CDC5DB

RGBrgb(205, 197, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7725, 0.8588

RGB percentages80.4%, 77.3%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(261.8, 23.4%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 10%, 85.9%)

CMYK6.4%, 10%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,485,531

CSS custom property--colour: #CDC5DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.61:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#323A24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C8DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3C8DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CBC8CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 10 Lavender · ΔE 11.5 Silver · ΔE 12.5 Light grey · ΔE 12.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 14

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.41, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3DBC5

Analogous#C5C8DB, #D8C5DB

Triadic#DBCDC5, #C5DBCD

Split complementary#DBD8C5, #C8DBC5

Tetradic#DBC5C8, #D3DBC5, #C5DBD8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8E4EF

Darker −10%#B2A6C7

Darker −20%#9786B4

Darker −30%#7C67A0

Darker −40%#635183

More saturated +25%#CAB9E7

Less saturated −25%#D0D0D0

Channel breakdown

R205

G197

B219

Red205 (80.4%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue261.82°

Saturation (HSL)23.4%

Lightness81.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G C5 · B DB

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Also reads as

CdC5Db (chemical formula)

Formula
440.465 g/mol
7 atoms

CdC5Db has a molar mass of 440.465 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Cd, 5 × C, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass440.465 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.3140934 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.3672234 × 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

Cd25.5%

C13.6%

Db60.8%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 25.521%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 13.634%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 60.845%

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