Recognised as Colour

#C6BFF3

#C6BFF3
Blue
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C6BFF3 is a blue with RGB values 198, 191, 243 and HSL 248°, 68%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C6BFF3#C6BFF3

HEX#C6BFF3

RGBrgb(198, 191, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.749, 0.9529

RGB percentages77.6%, 74.9%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(248.1, 68.4%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.1, 21.4%, 95.3%)

CMYK18.5%, 21.4%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,025,267

CSS custom property--colour: #C6BFF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.15:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#39400C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3C6F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3C4F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BDC7D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.1 Plum · ΔE 20.8 Lavender · ΔE 21.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 24 Light blue · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECF3BF

Analogous#BFD2F3, #E0BFF3

Triadic#F3C6BF, #BFF3C6

Split complementary#F3E0BF, #D2F3BF

Tetradic#F3BFD2, #ECF3BF, #BFF3E0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#ECEAFB

Darker −10%#A094EB

Darker −20%#7A69E3

Darker −30%#533EDB

Darker −40%#3A24C2

More saturated +25%#BFB6FD

Less saturated −25%#CDC9E9

Channel breakdown

R198

G191

B243

Red198 (77.6%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue248.08°

Saturation (HSL)68.42%

Lightness85.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G BF · B F3

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C6BFF3 (chemical formula)

Formula
158.868 g/mol
11 atoms

C6BFF3 has a molar mass of 158.868 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × C, 1 × B, 4 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass158.868 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.6380652 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.7906569 × 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

C45.4%

B6.8%

F47.8%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 45.362%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 6.804%

Fluorine (F × 4)75.992 g/mol, 47.833%

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