Recognised as Colour

#C6CBF5

#C6CBF5
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6CBF5 is a blue with RGB values 198, 203, 245 and HSL 234°, 70%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6CBF5#C6CBF5

HEX#C6CBF5

RGBrgb(198, 203, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7961, 0.9608

RGB percentages77.6%, 79.6%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(233.6, 70.1%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.6, 19.2%, 96.1%)

CMYK19.2%, 17.1%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,028,341

CSS custom property--colour: #C6CBF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.26:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#39340A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0CFF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BECCF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BCD2D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.9 Thistle · ΔE 13.8 Lavender · ΔE 15.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3 Light blue · ΔE 20.2 Sky blue · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F5F0C6

Analogous#C6E3F5, #D9C6F5

Triadic#F5C6CB, #CBF5C6

Split complementary#F5D9C6, #E3F5C6

Tetradic#F5C6E3, #F5F0C6, #C6F5D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F1F3FD

Darker −10%#9BA3ED

Darker −20%#6F7CE6

Darker −30%#4454DE

Darker −40%#2436CB

More saturated +25%#BEC4FD

Less saturated −25%#CED2ED

Channel breakdown

R198

G203

B245

Red198 (77.6%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue233.62°

Saturation (HSL)70.15%

Lightness86.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G CB · B F5

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C6CBF5 (chemical formula)

Formula
189.877 g/mol
13 atoms

C6CBF5 has a molar mass of 189.877 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 3 elements: 7 × C, 1 × B, 5 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass189.877 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.1529818 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.171601 × 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

C44.3%

B5.7%

F50%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 44.28%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.693%

Fluorine (F × 5)94.99 g/mol, 50.027%

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