Recognised as Colour

#C5CCE7

#C5CCE7
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C5CCE7 is a blue with RGB values 197, 204, 231 and HSL 228°, 41%, 84%. 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

#C5CCE7#C5CCE7

HEX#C5CCE7

RGBrgb(197, 204, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8, 0.9059

RGB percentages77.3%, 80%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(227.6, 41.5%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 14.7%, 90.6%)

CMYK14.7%, 11.7%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,963,047

CSS custom property--colour: #C5CCE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.17:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#3A3318

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5CEE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3CBE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BDD1D5no 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 text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.8 Lavender · ΔE 10.6 Thistle · ΔE 11.6 Light blue · ΔE 14.2 Light grey · ΔE 14.6 Silver · ΔE 15.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.83, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7E0C5

Analogous#C5DDE7, #CFC5E7

Triadic#E7C5CC, #CCE7C5

Split complementary#E7CFC5, #DDE7C5

Tetradic#E7C5DD, #E7E0C5, #C5E7CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E9ECF6

Darker −10%#A1ACD8

Darker −20%#7D8DC9

Darker −30%#596DBA

Darker −40%#42559E

More saturated +25%#BBC6F1

Less saturated −25%#CFD2DD

Channel breakdown

R197

G204

B231

Red197 (77.3%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue227.65°

Saturation (HSL)41.46%

Lightness83.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G CC · B E7

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C5CCe7 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,052.906 g/mol
13 atoms

C5CCe7 has a molar mass of 1,052.906 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 2 elements: 6 × C, 7 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,052.906 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7483915 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.7195426 × 10^20

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

C6.8%

Ce93.2%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 6.844%

Cerium (Ce × 7)980.84 g/mol, 93.156%

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