Recognised as Colour

#C6CCF4

#C6CCF4
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6CCF4 is a blue with RGB values 198, 204, 244 and HSL 232°, 68%, 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

#C6CCF4#C6CCF4

HEX#C6CCF4

RGBrgb(198, 204, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8, 0.9569

RGB percentages77.6%, 80%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(232.2, 67.6%, 86.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 18.9%, 95.7%)

CMYK18.9%, 16.4%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,028,596

CSS custom property--colour: #C6CCF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.34:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#39330B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1D0F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFCCF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BCD3D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9 Thistle · ΔE 13.5 Lavender · ΔE 14.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 19 Light blue · ΔE 19.2 Sky blue · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F4EEC6

Analogous#C6E3F4, #D7C6F4

Triadic#F4C6CC, #CCF4C6

Split complementary#F4D7C6, #E3F4C6

Tetradic#F4C6E3, #F4EEC6, #C6F4D7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F1F2FC

Darker −10%#9BA6EC

Darker −20%#7180E4

Darker −30%#4659DB

Darker −40%#263CC8

More saturated +25%#BEC6FD

Less saturated −25%#CFD2EC

Channel breakdown

R198

G204

B244

Red198 (77.6%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue232.17°

Saturation (HSL)67.65%

Lightness86.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G CC · B F4

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C6CCF4 (chemical formula)

Formula
172.08 g/mol
12 atoms

C6CCF4 has a molar mass of 172.08 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × C, 4 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass172.08 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.8574556 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.4996169 × 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

C55.8%

F44.2%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 55.839%

Fluorine (F × 4)75.992 g/mol, 44.161%

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