Recognised as Colour

#C6CFE7

#C6CFE7
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6CFE7 is a blue with RGB values 198, 207, 231 and HSL 224°, 41%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6CFE7#C6CFE7

HEX#C6CFE7

RGBrgb(198, 207, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8118, 0.9059

RGB percentages77.6%, 81.2%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(223.6, 40.7%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 14.3%, 90.6%)

CMYK14.3%, 10.4%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,029,351

CSS custom property--colour: #C6CFE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.48:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#393018

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8D1E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6CEE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BFD3D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6 Lavender · ΔE 9.5 Thistle · ΔE 12.5 Light blue · ΔE 12.7 Light grey · ΔE 13.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.02, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7DEC6

Analogous#C6E0E7, #CEC6E7

Triadic#E7C6CF, #CFE7C6

Split complementary#E7CEC6, #E0E7C6

Tetradic#E7C6E0, #E7DEC6, #C6E7CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EAEDF6

Darker −10%#A2B1D8

Darker −20%#7E93C9

Darker −30%#5A74BA

Darker −40%#435C9E

More saturated +25%#BCCAF1

Less saturated −25%#D0D4DD

Channel breakdown

R198

G207

B231

Red198 (77.6%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue223.64°

Saturation (HSL)40.74%

Lightness84.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G CF · B E7

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C6CFe7 (chemical formula)

Formula
474.992 g/mol
14 atoms

C6CFe7 has a molar mass of 474.992 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 2 elements: 7 × C, 7 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass474.992 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.8874277 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2678405 × 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

C17.7%

Fe82.3%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 17.701%

Iron (Fe × 7)390.915 g/mol, 82.299%

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