Recognised as Colour

#C9CFEB

#C9CFEB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9CFEB is a blue with RGB values 201, 207, 235 and HSL 229°, 46%, 85%. 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

#C9CFEB#C9CFEB

HEX#C9CFEB

RGBrgb(201, 207, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8118, 0.9216

RGB percentages78.8%, 81.2%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(229.4, 45.9%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 14.5%, 92.2%)

CMYK14.5%, 11.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,225,963

CSS custom property--colour: #C9CFEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.61:1

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

Contrast with black13.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#363014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8D1ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6CFEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C2D4D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 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 text13.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7 Lavender · ΔE 9.6 Thistle · ΔE 11.6 Light blue · ΔE 14.7 Light grey · ΔE 14.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EBE5C9

Analogous#C9E0EB, #D4C9EB

Triadic#EBC9CF, #CFEBC9

Split complementary#EBD4C9, #E0EBC9

Tetradic#EBC9E0, #EBE5C9, #C9EBD4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EEF0F9

Darker −10%#A4AEDD

Darker −20%#7F8DCF

Darker −30%#596CC2

Darker −40%#3F52A9

More saturated +25%#C0C9F4

Less saturated −25%#D2D5E2

Channel breakdown

R201

G207

B235

Red201 (78.8%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue229.41°

Saturation (HSL)45.95%

Lightness85.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G CF · B EB

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C9CFeB (chemical formula)

Formula
186.765 g/mol
12 atoms

C9CFeB has a molar mass of 186.765 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 10 × C, 1 × Fe, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass186.765 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.1013058 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.2244482 × 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

C64.3%

Fe29.9%

B5.8%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 64.311%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 29.901%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.788%

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