Colour

#C5C8FB

#C5C8FB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C5C8FB is a blue with RGB values 197, 200, 251 and HSL 237°, 87%, 88%. 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

#C5C8FB#C5C8FB

HEX#C5C8FB

RGBrgb(197, 200, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7843, 0.9843

RGB percentages77.3%, 78.4%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(236.7, 87.1%, 87.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.7, 21.5%, 98.4%)

CMYK21.5%, 20.3%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,962,043

CSS custom property--colour: #C5C8FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.03:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#3A3704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBCDFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9CAFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B9D1D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2 Thistle · ΔE 16.7 Lavender · ΔE 19.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6 Light blue · ΔE 24.7 Sky blue · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FBF8C5

Analogous#C5E3FB, #DDC5FB

Triadic#FBC5C8, #C8FBC5

Split complementary#FBDDC5, #E3FBC5

Tetradic#FBC5E3, #FBF8C5, #C5FBDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5F5FE

Darker −10%#959BF8

Darker −20%#666EF4

Darker −30%#3640F1

Darker −40%#101CE4

More saturated +25%#C1C4FF

Less saturated −25%#CDCFF3

Channel breakdown

R197

G200

B251

Red197 (77.3%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue236.67°

Saturation (HSL)87.1%

Lightness87.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G C8 · B FB

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C5C8FB (chemical formula)

Formula
185.951 g/mol
15 atoms

C5C8FB has a molar mass of 185.951 g/mol, made up of 15 atoms across 3 elements: 13 × C, 1 × F, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass185.951 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule15

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.087789 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.2385633 × 10^21

Composition by mass

C84%

F10.2%

B5.8%

Carbon (C × 13)156.143 g/mol, 83.97%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 10.217%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.813%

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