Recognised as Colour

#CEBBF2

#CEBBF2
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CEBBF2 is a violet with RGB values 206, 187, 242 and HSL 261°, 68%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CEBBF2#CEBBF2

HEX#CEBBF2

RGBrgb(206, 187, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7333, 0.949

RGB percentages80.8%, 73.3%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(260.7, 67.9%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 22.7%, 94.9%)

CMYK14.9%, 22.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,548,530

CSS custom property--colour: #CEBBF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55073WCAG 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 12.01:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#31440D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0C4F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3C4F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C8C3CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.1 Plum · ΔE 16.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9 Lavender · ΔE 24 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4 Pink · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DFF2BB

Analogous#BBC3F2, #E9BBF2

Triadic#F2CEBB, #BBF2CE

Split complementary#F2EABB, #C3F2BB

Tetradic#F2BBC3, #DFF2BB, #BBF2E9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EDE6FA

Darker −10%#AF90EA

Darker −20%#9065E2

Darker −30%#713BD9

Darker −40%#5924BD

More saturated +25%#CBB1FC

Less saturated −25%#D1C5E8

Channel breakdown

R206

G187

B242

Red206 (80.8%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue260.73°

Saturation (HSL)67.9%

Lightness84.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CE · G BB · B F2

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CeBBF2 (chemical formula)

Formula
199.736 g/mol
5 atoms

CeBBF2 has a molar mass of 199.736 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ce, 2 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass199.736 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.3166943 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.0150502 × 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

Ce70.2%

B10.8%

F19%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 70.153%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 10.824%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 19.023%

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