Recognised as Colour

#C2CBE8

#C2CBE8
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C2CBE8 is a blue with RGB values 194, 203, 232 and HSL 226°, 45%, 84%. 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

#C2CBE8#C2CBE8

HEX#C2CBE8

RGBrgb(194, 203, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7961, 0.9098

RGB percentages76.1%, 79.6%, 91%

HSLhsl(225.8, 45.2%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 16.4%, 91%)

CMYK16.4%, 12.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,766,184

CSS custom property--colour: #C2CBE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13:1

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

Contrast with black13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#3D3417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3CDE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0CAE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B9D0D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 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 text13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.3 Lavender · ΔE 11.5 Thistle · ΔE 12.2 Light blue · ΔE 14.3 Light grey · ΔE 15.8 Silver · ΔE 16.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E8DFC2

Analogous#C2DEE8, #CCC2E8

Triadic#E8C2CB, #CBE8C2

Split complementary#E8CCC2, #DEE8C2

Tetradic#E8C2DE, #E8DFC2, #C2E8CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7EBF6

Darker −10%#9DABDA

Darker −20%#788CCC

Darker −30%#536CBE

Darker −40%#3D55A1

More saturated +25%#B7C5F3

Less saturated −25%#CCD1DD

Channel breakdown

R194

G203

B232

Red194 (76.1%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue225.79°

Saturation (HSL)45.24%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G CB · B E8

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C2CBe8 (chemical formula)

Formula
108.1306 g/mol
11 atoms

C2CBe8 has a molar mass of 108.1306 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 2 elements: 3 × C, 8 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass108.1306 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7955509 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.5693215 × 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

C33.3%

Be66.7%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 33.324%

Beryllium (Be × 8)72.0976 g/mol, 66.676%

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