Recognised as Colour

#C5C3FE

#C5C3FE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C5C3FE is a blue with RGB values 197, 195, 254 and HSL 242°, 97%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C5C3FE#C5C3FE

HEX#C5C3FE

RGBrgb(197, 195, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7647, 0.9961

RGB percentages77.3%, 76.5%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(242, 96.7%, 88%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242, 23.2%, 99.6%)

CMYK22.4%, 23.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,960,766

CSS custom property--colour: #C5C3FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.61:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#3A3C01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4CAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3C7FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B8CDD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 19.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7 Plum · ΔE 22.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.7 Lavender · ΔE 23.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 19.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FCFEC3

Analogous#C3DFFE, #E2C3FE

Triadic#FEC5C3, #C3FEC5

Split complementary#FEE3C3, #DFFEC3

Tetradic#FEC3DF, #FCFEC3, #C3FEE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5F5FF

Darker −10%#9591FD

Darker −20%#645FFC

Darker −30%#342DFB

Darker −40%#0C04F1

More saturated +25%#C4C2FF

Less saturated −25%#CCCBF6

Channel breakdown

R197

G195

B254

Red197 (77.3%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue242.03°

Saturation (HSL)96.72%

Lightness88.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G C3 · B FE

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C5C3Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
151.933 g/mol
9 atoms

C5C3Fe has a molar mass of 151.933 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × C, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass151.933 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.5229068 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.9636819 × 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

C63.2%

Fe36.8%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 63.244%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 36.756%

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