Recognised as Colour

#C6CCDB

#C6CCDB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6CCDB is a blue with RGB values 198, 204, 219 and HSL 223°, 23%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6CCDB#C6CCDB

HEX#C6CCDB

RGBrgb(198, 204, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8, 0.8588

RGB percentages77.6%, 80%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(222.9, 22.6%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 9.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK9.6%, 6.8%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,028,571

CSS custom property--colour: #C6CCDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.06:1

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

Contrast with black13.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#393324

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8CDDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6CBDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C1CFD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 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 text13.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.2 Light grey · ΔE 8.6 Silver · ΔE 9.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 10 Lavender · ΔE 10.3 Light blue · ΔE 12.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBD5C6

Analogous#C6D7DB, #CAC6DB

Triadic#DBC6CC, #CCDBC6

Split complementary#DBCAC6, #D7DBC6

Tetradic#DBC6D7, #DBD5C6, #C6DBCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E5E8EF

Darker −10%#A7B0C7

Darker −20%#8794B4

Darker −30%#6878A0

Darker −40%#526083

More saturated +25%#BAC7E7

Less saturated −25%#D1D1D1

Channel breakdown

R198

G204

B219

Red198 (77.6%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)22.58%

Lightness81.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G CC · B DB

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C6CCdB (chemical formula)

Formula
207.297 g/mol
9 atoms

C6CCdB has a molar mass of 207.297 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 7 × C, 1 × Cd, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass207.297 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.4422477 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.9050786 × 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

C40.6%

Cd54.2%

B5.2%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 40.559%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 54.227%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.215%

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