Recognised as Colour

#CFBCE3

#CFBCE3
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CFBCE3 is a violet with RGB values 207, 188, 227 and HSL 269°, 41%, 81%. 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

#CFBCE3#CFBCE3

HEX#CFBCE3

RGBrgb(207, 188, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7373, 0.8902

RGB percentages81.2%, 73.7%, 89%

HSLhsl(269.2, 41.1%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 17.2%, 89%)

CMYK8.8%, 17.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,614,307

CSS custom property--colour: #CFBCE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.96:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#30431C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6C3E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9C4E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CDC1C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3 Lavender · ΔE 18 Plum · ΔE 20 Silver · ΔE 22 Light grey · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D0E3BC

Analogous#BCBCE3, #E3BCE3

Triadic#E3CFBC, #BCE3CF

Split complementary#E3E3BC, #BDE3BC

Tetradic#E3BCBC, #D0E3BC, #BCE3E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E9E0F2

Darker −10%#B598D4

Darker −20%#9B74C5

Darker −30%#8250B6

Darker −40%#683E95

More saturated +25%#CFB0EF

Less saturated −25%#CFC8D7

Channel breakdown

R207

G188

B227

Red207 (81.2%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue269.23°

Saturation (HSL)41.05%

Lightness81.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CF · G BC · B E3

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CFBCe3 (chemical formula)

Formula
462.179 g/mol
6 atoms

CFBCe3 has a molar mass of 462.179 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 4 elements: 1 × C, 1 × F, 1 × B, 3 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass462.179 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements4

Mass of one molecule7.6746629 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.3029888 × 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

C2.6%

F4.1%

B2.3%

Ce91%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.599%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 4.111%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.339%

Cerium (Ce × 3)420.36 g/mol, 90.952%

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