Recognised as Colour

#C3BEFF

#C3BEFF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Plum

#C3BEFF is a blue with RGB values 195, 190, 255 and HSL 245°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C3BEFF#C3BEFF

HEX#C3BEFF

RGBrgb(195, 190, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7451, 1

RGB percentages76.5%, 74.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(244.6, 100%, 87.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.6, 25.5%, 100%)

CMYK23.5%, 25.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,828,415

CSS custom property--colour: #C3BEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.13:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#3C4100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ADC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADC3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B6C9D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.6 Thistle · ΔE 22.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2 Lavender · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FAFFBE

Analogous#BEDAFF, #E3BEFF

Triadic#FFC3BE, #BEFFC3

Split complementary#FFE3BE, #DAFFBE

Tetradic#FFBEDA, #FAFFBE, #BEFFE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F2F1FF

Darker −10%#948BFF

Darker −20%#6558FF

Darker −30%#3625FF

Darker −40%#1300F1

More saturated +25%#C3BEFF

Less saturated −25%#CAC6F7

Channel breakdown

R195

G190

B255

Red195 (76.5%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue244.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness87.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G BE · B FF

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C3BeFF (chemical formula)

Formula
83.0412 g/mol
6 atoms

C3BeFF has a molar mass of 83.0412 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 3 × C, 1 × Be, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass83.0412 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.3789316 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram7.2519915 × 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

C43.4%

Be10.9%

F45.8%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 43.392%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 10.853%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 45.756%

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