Recognised as Colour

#C8CDFF

#C8CDFF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C8CDFF is a blue with RGB values 200, 205, 255 and HSL 235°, 100%, 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

#C8CDFF#C8CDFF

HEX#C8CDFF

RGBrgb(200, 205, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.8039, 1

RGB percentages78.4%, 80.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(234.5, 100%, 89.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 21.6%, 100%)

CMYK21.6%, 19.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,159,935

CSS custom property--colour: #C8CDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.63:1

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

Contrast with black13.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#373200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0D2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

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

Tritanopia#BBD6DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 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 text13.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.8 Thistle · ΔE 16.8 Lavender · ΔE 18.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1 Light blue · ΔE 23.7 Sky blue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFFAC8

Analogous#C8E9FF, #DEC8FF

Triadic#FFC8CD, #CDFFC8

Split complementary#FFDEC8, #E9FFC8

Tetradic#FFC8E9, #FFFAC8, #C8FFDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBFBFF

Darker −10%#959FFF

Darker −20%#6270FF

Darker −30%#2F42FF

Darker −40%#0017FB

More saturated +25%#C8CDFF

Less saturated −25%#CFD3F8

Channel breakdown

R200

G205

B255

Red200 (78.4%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue234.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness89.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G CD · B FF

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C8CdFF (chemical formula)

Formula
246.494 g/mol
11 atoms

C8CdFF has a molar mass of 246.494 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × C, 1 × Cd, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass246.494 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.0931292 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.4431186 × 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

C39%

Cd45.6%

F15.4%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 38.982%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 45.604%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 15.415%

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