Recognised as Colour

#C3CBE5

#C3CBE5
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C3CBE5 is a blue with RGB values 195, 203, 229 and HSL 226°, 40%, 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

#C3CBE5#C3CBE5

HEX#C3CBE5

RGBrgb(195, 203, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7961, 0.898

RGB percentages76.5%, 79.6%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(225.9, 39.5%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 14.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK14.8%, 11.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,831,717

CSS custom property--colour: #C3CBE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1

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

Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#3C341A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4CDE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1CAE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BBD0D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 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 text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.2 Lavender · ΔE 10.9 Thistle · ΔE 11.8 Light blue · ΔE 13.7 Light grey · ΔE 14.3 Silver · ΔE 14.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.23, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5DDC3

Analogous#C3DCE5, #CCC3E5

Triadic#E5C3CB, #CBE5C3

Split complementary#E5CCC3, #DCE5C3

Tetradic#E5C3DC, #E5DDC3, #C3E5CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7EAF4

Darker −10%#9FACD6

Darker −20%#7C8DC6

Darker −30%#586EB7

Darker −40%#435799

More saturated +25%#B8C5F0

Less saturated −25%#CED1DA

Channel breakdown

R195

G203

B229

Red195 (76.5%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue225.88°

Saturation (HSL)39.53%

Lightness83.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G CB · B E5

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Harmonies

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C3CBe5 (chemical formula)

Formula
93.105 g/mol
9 atoms

C3CBe5 has a molar mass of 93.105 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 2 elements: 4 × C, 5 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass93.105 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5460449 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.4681175 × 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

C51.6%

Be48.4%

Carbon (C × 4)48.044 g/mol, 51.602%

Beryllium (Be × 5)45.061 g/mol, 48.398%

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