Recognised as Colour

#C1CBE7

#C1CBE7
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C1CBE7 is a blue with RGB values 193, 203, 231 and HSL 224°, 44%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C1CBE7#C1CBE7

HEX#C1CBE7

RGBrgb(193, 203, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.7961, 0.9059

RGB percentages75.7%, 79.6%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(224.2, 44.2%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 16.5%, 90.6%)

CMYK16.5%, 12.1%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,700,647

CSS custom property--colour: #C1CBE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.96:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#3E3418

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3CDE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0CAE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B8D0D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.8 Lavender · ΔE 11.5 Thistle · ΔE 12.5 Light blue · ΔE 13.8 Light grey · ΔE 15.4 Silver · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.83, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7DDC1

Analogous#C1DEE7, #CAC1E7

Triadic#E7C1CB, #CBE7C1

Split complementary#E7CAC1, #DEE7C1

Tetradic#E7C1DE, #E7DDC1, #C1E7CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E6EAF5

Darker −10%#9CACD9

Darker −20%#778DCB

Darker −30%#536EBC

Darker −40%#3D579F

More saturated +25%#B6C6F2

Less saturated −25%#CCD0DC

Channel breakdown

R193

G203

B231

Red193 (75.7%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue224.21°

Saturation (HSL)44.19%

Lightness83.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G CB · B E7

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C1CBe7 (chemical formula)

Formula
87.1074 g/mol
9 atoms

C1CBe7 has a molar mass of 87.1074 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × C, 7 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass87.1074 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4464524 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.9134663 × 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

C27.6%

Be72.4%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 27.577%

Beryllium (Be × 7)63.0854 g/mol, 72.423%

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