Recognised as Colour

#C3BEF7

#C3BEF7
Blue
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C3BEF7 is a blue with RGB values 195, 190, 247 and HSL 245°, 78%, 86%. 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

#C3BEF7#C3BEF7

HEX#C3BEF7

RGBrgb(195, 190, 247)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7451, 0.9686

RGB percentages76.5%, 74.5%, 96.9%

HSLhsl(245.3, 78.1%, 85.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.3, 23.1%, 96.9%)

CMYK21.1%, 23.1%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,828,407

CSS custom property--colour: #C3BEF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.8 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#C3C3C3

Inverted#3C4108

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0C5F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0C3F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B8C7D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 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

Thistle · ΔE 18.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1 Plum · ΔE 20.8 Lavender · ΔE 23.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 18.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F2F7BE

Analogous#BED5F7, #E0BEF7

Triadic#F7C3BE, #BEF7C3

Split complementary#F7E0BE, #D6F7BE

Tetradic#F7BED5, #F2F7BE, #BEF7E0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EDEBFD

Darker −10%#9991F1

Darker −20%#6F63EC

Darker −30%#4536E6

Darker −40%#291ACF

More saturated +25%#BCB6FF

Less saturated −25%#CBC7EE

Channel breakdown

R195

G190

B247

Red195 (76.5%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue247 (96.9%)

Hue245.26°

Saturation (HSL)78.08%

Lightness85.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G BE · B F7

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C3BeF7 (chemical formula)

Formula
178.0312 g/mol
11 atoms

C3BeF7 has a molar mass of 178.0312 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 3 × C, 1 × Be, 7 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass178.0312 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.9562776 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.3826322 × 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

C20.2%

Be5.1%

F74.7%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 20.24%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 5.062%

Fluorine (F × 7)132.986 g/mol, 74.698%

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