Recognised as Colour

#C3CCEF

#C3CCEF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C3CCEF is a blue with RGB values 195, 204, 239 and HSL 228°, 58%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C3CCEF#C3CCEF

HEX#C3CCEF

RGBrgb(195, 204, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.8, 0.9373

RGB percentages76.5%, 80%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(227.7, 57.9%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.7, 18.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK18.4%, 14.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,831,983

CSS custom property--colour: #C3CCEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#3C3310

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2CFF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFCBEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B9D2D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.3 Lavender · ΔE 12.8 Thistle · ΔE 13.1 Light blue · ΔE 16.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3 Light grey · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFE6C3

Analogous#C3E2EF, #D0C3EF

Triadic#EFC3CC, #CCEFC3

Split complementary#EFD0C3, #E2EFC3

Tetradic#EFC3E2, #EFE6C3, #C3EFD0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EBEEFA

Darker −10%#9BAAE4

Darker −20%#7288DA

Darker −30%#4A65CF

Darker −40%#304CB6

More saturated +25%#BAC6F9

Less saturated −25%#CCD2E5

Channel breakdown

R195

G204

B239

Red195 (76.5%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue227.73°

Saturation (HSL)57.89%

Lightness85.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G CC · B EF

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C3CCeF (chemical formula)

Formula
207.162 g/mol
6 atoms

C3CCeF has a molar mass of 207.162 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 4 × C, 1 × Ce, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass207.162 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.4400059 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.9069717 × 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

C23.2%

Ce67.6%

F9.2%

Carbon (C × 4)48.044 g/mol, 23.192%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 67.638%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 9.171%

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