Recognised as Colour

#C9CCF2

#C9CCF2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9CCF2 is a blue with RGB values 201, 204, 242 and HSL 236°, 61%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C9CCF2#C9CCF2

HEX#C9CCF2

RGBrgb(201, 204, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8, 0.949

RGB percentages78.8%, 80%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(235.6, 61.2%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 16.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK16.9%, 15.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,225,202

CSS custom property--colour: #C9CCF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.4:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#36330D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3D0F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1CDF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C0D2D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8 Thistle · ΔE 12.2 Lavender · ΔE 13.2 Light blue · ΔE 19 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1 Light grey · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F2EFC9

Analogous#C9E1F2, #DAC9F2

Triadic#F2C9CC, #CCF2C9

Split complementary#F2DBC9, #E1F2C9

Tetradic#F2C9E1, #F2EFC9, #C9F2DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F2F3FC

Darker −10%#A0A5E8

Darker −20%#777EDE

Darker −30%#4E58D4

Darker −40%#2E39C1

More saturated +25%#C1C5FA

Less saturated −25%#D1D3EA

Channel breakdown

R201

G204

B242

Red201 (78.8%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue235.61°

Saturation (HSL)61.19%

Lightness86.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G CC · B F2

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C9CCF2 (chemical formula)

Formula
170.117 g/mol
13 atoms

C9CCF2 has a molar mass of 170.117 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 2 elements: 11 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass170.117 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.8248592 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.5399994 × 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

C77.7%

F22.3%

Carbon (C × 11)132.121 g/mol, 77.665%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 22.335%

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