Recognised as Colour

#C9CDFE

#C9CDFE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9CDFE is a blue with RGB values 201, 205, 254 and HSL 235°, 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

#C9CDFE#C9CDFE

HEX#C9CDFE

RGBrgb(201, 205, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8039, 0.9961

RGB percentages78.8%, 80.4%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(235.5, 96.4%, 89.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.5, 20.9%, 99.6%)

CMYK20.9%, 19.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,225,470

CSS custom property--colour: #C9CDFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.65:1

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

Contrast with black13.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#363201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

Deuteranopia#BECFFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BDD5DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 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 text13.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.5 Thistle · ΔE 16.2 Lavender · ΔE 17.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3 Light blue · ΔE 23.4 Sky blue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEFAC9

Analogous#C9E8FE, #DFC9FE

Triadic#FEC9CD, #CDFEC9

Split complementary#FEDFC9, #E8FEC9

Tetradic#FEC9E8, #FEFAC9, #C9FEDF

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%#979FFD

Darker −20%#6570FC

Darker −30%#3342FB

Darker −40%#0517F6

More saturated +25%#C8CCFF

Less saturated −25%#D0D3F7

Channel breakdown

R201

G205

B254

Red201 (78.8%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue235.47°

Saturation (HSL)96.36%

Lightness89.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G CD · B FE

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Also reads as

C9CdFe (chemical formula)

Formula
276.354 g/mol
11 atoms

C9CdFe has a molar mass of 276.354 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × C, 1 × Cd, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass276.354 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.5889661 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.1791401 × 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

C39.1%

Cd40.7%

Fe20.2%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 39.116%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 40.676%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 20.208%

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