Recognised as Colour

#C6BCEB

#C6BCEB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C6BCEB is a blue with RGB values 198, 188, 235 and HSL 253°, 54%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C6BCEB#C6BCEB

HEX#C6BCEB

RGBrgb(198, 188, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7373, 0.9216

RGB percentages77.6%, 73.7%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(252.8, 54%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 20%, 92.2%)

CMYK15.7%, 20%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,024,491

CSS custom property--colour: #C6BCEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.79:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#394314

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2C2EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3C1EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BFC3CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6 Lavender · ΔE 20.4 Plum · ΔE 20.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5 Silver · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E1EBBC

Analogous#BCCAEB, #DDBCEB

Triadic#EBC6BC, #BCEBC6

Split complementary#EBDDBC, #CAEBBC

Tetradic#EBBCCA, #E1EBBC, #BCEBDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7E3F7

Darker −10%#A595DF

Darker −20%#836DD4

Darker −30%#6246C8

Darker −40%#4C32A9

More saturated +25%#C0B1F6

Less saturated −25%#CCC7E0

Channel breakdown

R198

G188

B235

Red198 (77.6%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue252.77°

Saturation (HSL)54.02%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G BC · B EB

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C6BCeB (chemical formula)

Formula
233.806 g/mol
9 atoms

C6BCeB has a molar mass of 233.806 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × C, 2 × B, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass233.806 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.88244 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.5756998 × 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

C30.8%

B9.2%

Ce59.9%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 30.823%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 9.247%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 59.93%

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