Recognised as Colour

#C1C4CB

#C1C4CB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C1C4CB is a blue with RGB values 193, 196, 203 and HSL 222°, 9%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C1C4CB#C1C4CB

HEX#C1C4CB

RGBrgb(193, 196, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.7686, 0.7961

RGB percentages75.7%, 76.9%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(222, 8.8%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 4.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK4.9%, 3.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,698,827

CSS custom property--colour: #C1C4CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.03:1

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

Contrast with black12.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#3E3B34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2C4CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C4CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#BFC5C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 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 text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.1 Light grey · ΔE 6.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.5 Dark grey · ΔE 10.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.5 Thistle · ΔE 14

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.12, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBC8C1

Analogous#C1C9CB, #C3C1CB

Triadic#CBC1C4, #C4CBC1

Split complementary#CBC3C1, #C9CBC1

Tetradic#CBC1C9, #CBC8C1, #C1CBC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F9FA

Lighter +10%#DDDEE2

Darker −10%#A5AAB4

Darker −20%#8A8F9C

Darker −30%#6F7584

Darker −40%#585D68

More saturated +25%#B3BED9

Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R193

G196

B203

Red193 (75.7%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)8.77%

Lightness77.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G C4 · B CB

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C1C4CB (chemical formula)

Formula
82.876 g/mol
7 atoms

C1C4CB has a molar mass of 82.876 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 2 elements: 6 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass82.876 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3761884 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram7.2664472 × 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

C87%

B13%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 86.956%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 13.044%

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