Recognised as Colour

#C9CFFE

#C9CFFE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9CFFE is a blue with RGB values 201, 207, 254 and HSL 233°, 96%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C9CFFE#C9CFFE

HEX#C9CFFE

RGBrgb(201, 207, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8118, 0.9961

RGB percentages78.8%, 81.2%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(233.2, 96.4%, 89.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.2, 20.9%, 99.6%)

CMYK20.9%, 18.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,225,982

CSS custom property--colour: #C9CFFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.84:1

Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#363001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3D4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0D0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BDD7DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4 Thistle · ΔE 16 Lavender · ΔE 16.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5 Light blue · ΔE 22.1 Sky blue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEF8C9

Analogous#C9EAFE, #DDC9FE

Triadic#FEC9CF, #CFFEC9

Split complementary#FEDDC9, #E9FEC9

Tetradic#FEC9EA, #FEF8C9, #C9FEDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBFCFF

Darker −10%#97A2FD

Darker −20%#6576FC

Darker −30%#3349FB

Darker −40%#0520F6

More saturated +25%#C8CEFF

Less saturated −25%#D0D4F7

Channel breakdown

R201

G207

B254

Red201 (78.8%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue233.21°

Saturation (HSL)96.36%

Lightness89.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G CF · B FE

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C9CFFe (chemical formula)

Formula
194.953 g/mol
12 atoms

C9CFFe has a molar mass of 194.953 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 10 × C, 1 × F, 1 × Fe.

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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%

F9.7%

Fe28.6%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 61.61%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 9.745%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 28.645%

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