Recognised as Colour

#C7BFEB

#C7BFEB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C7BFEB is a blue with RGB values 199, 191, 235 and HSL 251°, 52%, 84%. 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

#C7BFEB#C7BFEB

HEX#C7BFEB

RGBrgb(199, 191, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.749, 0.9216

RGB percentages78%, 74.9%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(250.9, 52.4%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 18.7%, 92.2%)

CMYK15.3%, 18.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,090,795

CSS custom property--colour: #C7BFEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#384014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6C5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6C4EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C0C6CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9 Lavender · ΔE 18.5 Plum · ΔE 21.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.6 Silver · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E3EBBF

Analogous#BFCDEB, #DDBFEB

Triadic#EBC7BF, #BFEBC7

Split complementary#EBDDBF, #CDEBBF

Tetradic#EBBFCD, #E3EBBF, #BFEBDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E9E6F7

Darker −10%#A598DF

Darker −20%#8371D3

Darker −30%#614AC7

Darker −40%#4A35A9

More saturated +25%#C0B4F5

Less saturated −25%#CECAE0

Channel breakdown

R199

G191

B235

Red199 (78%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue250.91°

Saturation (HSL)52.38%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G BF · B EB

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C7BFeB (chemical formula)

Formula
161.542 g/mol
10 atoms

C7BFeB has a molar mass of 161.542 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 7 × C, 2 × B, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass161.542 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.682468 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.7279102 × 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

C52%

B13.4%

Fe34.6%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 52.047%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 13.384%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 34.57%

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