Recognised as Colour

#C8CDFE

#C8CDFE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C8CDFE is a blue with RGB values 200, 205, 254 and HSL 234°, 96%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C8CDFE#C8CDFE

HEX#C8CDFE

RGBrgb(200, 205, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.8039, 0.9961

RGB percentages78.4%, 80.4%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(234.4, 96.4%, 89%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 21.3%, 99.6%)

CMYK21.3%, 19.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,159,934

CSS custom property--colour: #C8CDFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.62:1

Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#373201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0D2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDCEFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BCD6DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3 Thistle · ΔE 16.4 Lavender · ΔE 17.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9 Light blue · ΔE 23.2 Sky blue · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEF9C8

Analogous#C8E8FE, #DEC8FE

Triadic#FEC8CD, #CDFEC8

Split complementary#FEDEC8, #E8FEC8

Tetradic#FEC8E8, #FEF9C8, #C8FEDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FAFBFF

Darker −10%#969FFD

Darker −20%#6472FC

Darker −30%#3244FB

Darker −40%#041BF6

More saturated +25%#C7CCFF

Less saturated −25%#CFD3F7

Channel breakdown

R200

G205

B254

Red200 (78.4%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue234.44°

Saturation (HSL)96.43%

Lightness89.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G CD · B FE

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Also reads as

C8CdFe (chemical formula)

Formula
264.343 g/mol
10 atoms

C8CdFe has a molar mass of 264.343 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × C, 1 × Cd, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass264.343 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.3895188 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.278154 × 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

C36.3%

Cd42.5%

Fe21.1%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 36.35%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 42.524%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 21.126%

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