Recognised as Colour

#C8CBEF

#C8CBEF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C8CBEF is a blue with RGB values 200, 203, 239 and HSL 235°, 55%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C8CBEF#C8CBEF

HEX#C8CBEF

RGBrgb(200, 203, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7961, 0.9373

RGB percentages78.4%, 79.6%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(235.4, 54.9%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 16.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK16.3%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,159,407

CSS custom property--colour: #C8CBEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.24:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#373410

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2CFF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0CCEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C0D1D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.9 Thistle · ΔE 11.6 Lavender · ΔE 12.8 Light blue · ΔE 18.3 Light grey · ΔE 19.2 Silver · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFECC8

Analogous#C8DEEF, #D9C8EF

Triadic#EFC8CB, #CBEFC8

Split complementary#EFD9C8, #DFEFC8

Tetradic#EFC8DE, #EFECC8, #C8EFD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0F0FA

Darker −10%#A0A6E4

Darker −20%#7980D8

Darker −30%#515BCD

Darker −40%#353FB6

More saturated +25%#BFC3F8

Less saturated −25%#D1D3E6

Channel breakdown

R200

G203

B239

Red200 (78.4%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue235.38°

Saturation (HSL)54.93%

Lightness86.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G CB · B EF

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C8CBeF (chemical formula)

Formula
136.1092 g/mol
11 atoms

C8CBeF has a molar mass of 136.1092 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × C, 1 × Be, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass136.1092 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.2601464 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.4244921 × 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

C79.4%

Be6.6%

F14%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 79.421%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 6.621%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 13.958%

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