Recognised as Colour

#C8C3F3

#C8C3F3
Blue
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C8C3F3 is a blue with RGB values 200, 195, 243 and HSL 246°, 67%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C8C3F3#C8C3F3

HEX#C8C3F3

RGBrgb(200, 195, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7647, 0.9529

RGB percentages78.4%, 76.5%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(246.3, 66.7%, 85.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.3, 19.8%, 95.3%)

CMYK17.7%, 19.8%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,157,363

CSS custom property--colour: #C8C3F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#373C0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8C9F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C7F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BFCBD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14 Light steelblue · ΔE 15 Lavender · ΔE 19 Plum · ΔE 22.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8 Light blue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EEF3C3

Analogous#C3D6F3, #E0C3F3

Triadic#F3C8C3, #C3F3C8

Split complementary#F3E0C3, #D6F3C3

Tetradic#F3C3D6, #EEF3C3, #C3F3E0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EFEDFC

Darker −10%#A199EA

Darker −20%#7A6EE2

Darker −30%#5343D9

Darker −40%#3727C3

More saturated +25%#C1BAFC

Less saturated −25%#CFCCEA

Channel breakdown

R200

G195

B243

Red200 (78.4%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue246.25°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness85.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G C3 · B F3

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C8C3F3 (chemical formula)

Formula
189.115 g/mol
14 atoms

C8C3F3 has a molar mass of 189.115 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 2 elements: 11 × C, 3 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass189.115 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.1403285 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.1843803 × 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

C69.9%

F30.1%

Carbon (C × 11)132.121 g/mol, 69.863%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 30.137%

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