Recognised as Colour

#C8CFEF

#C8CFEF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C8CFEF is a blue with RGB values 200, 207, 239 and HSL 229°, 55%, 86%. 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

#C8CFEF#C8CFEF

HEX#C8CFEF

RGBrgb(200, 207, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.8118, 0.9373

RGB percentages78.4%, 81.2%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(229.2, 54.9%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 16.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK16.3%, 13.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,160,431

CSS custom property--colour: #C8CFEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.9 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#373010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6D2F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4CFEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BFD5D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 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 7.4 Lavender · ΔE 10.8 Thistle · ΔE 12.2 Light blue · ΔE 15.7 Light grey · ΔE 17 Gainsboro · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.44, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFE8C8

Analogous#C8E3EF, #D5C8EF

Triadic#EFC8CF, #CFEFC8

Split complementary#EFD5C8, #E3EFC8

Tetradic#EFC8E3, #EFE8C8, #C8EFD5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0F1FA

Darker −10%#A0ADE4

Darker −20%#798AD8

Darker −30%#5168CD

Darker −40%#354CB6

More saturated +25%#BFC9F8

Less saturated −25%#D1D5E6

Channel breakdown

R200

G207

B239

Red200 (78.4%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue229.23°

Saturation (HSL)54.93%

Lightness86.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G CF · B EF

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C8CFeF (chemical formula)

Formula
182.942 g/mol
11 atoms

C8CFeF has a molar mass of 182.942 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × C, 1 × Fe, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass182.942 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.0378234 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.2918306 × 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

C59.1%

Fe30.5%

F10.4%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 59.089%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 30.526%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 10.385%

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