Recognised as Colour

#C9CFEF

#C9CFEF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9CFEF is a blue with RGB values 201, 207, 239 and HSL 231°, 54%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C9CFEF#C9CFEF

HEX#C9CFEF

RGBrgb(201, 207, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8118, 0.9373

RGB percentages78.8%, 81.2%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(230.5, 54.3%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 15.9%, 93.7%)

CMYK15.9%, 13.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,225,967

CSS custom property--colour: #C9CFEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.66:1

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

Contrast with black13.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#363010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7D2F1no 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 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C1D5D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 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 text13.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.7 Lavender · ΔE 10.7 Thistle · ΔE 12 Light blue · ΔE 16 Light grey · ΔE 17 Gainsboro · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFE9C9

Analogous#C9E2EF, #D6C9EF

Triadic#EFC9CF, #CFEFC9

Split complementary#EFD6C9, #E2EFC9

Tetradic#EFC9E2, #EFE9C9, #C9EFD6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0F2FB

Darker −10%#A2ACE3

Darker −20%#7A89D8

Darker −30%#5366CC

Darker −40%#364AB6

More saturated +25%#C0C9F8

Less saturated −25%#D2D5E6

Channel breakdown

R201

G207

B239

Red201 (78.8%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue230.53°

Saturation (HSL)54.29%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G CF · B EF

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C9CFeF (chemical formula)

Formula
194.953 g/mol
12 atoms

C9CFeF has a molar mass of 194.953 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 10 × C, 1 × Fe, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass194.953 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.2372707 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.0890218 × 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

C61.6%

Fe28.6%

F9.7%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 61.61%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 28.645%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 9.745%

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