Recognised as Colour

#C9F8FC

#C9F8FC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light cyan

#C9F8FC is a cyan with RGB values 201, 248, 252 and HSL 185°, 89%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#C9F8FC#C9F8FC

HEX#C9F8FC

RGBrgb(201, 248, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9725, 0.9882

RGB percentages78.8%, 97.3%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(184.7, 89.5%, 88.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.7, 20.2%, 98.8%)

CMYK20.2%, 1.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,236,476

CSS custom property--colour: #C9F8FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness235.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.32:1

Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE

Inverted#360703

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F1F4FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7ECFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B9FCF9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 6.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.2 Powder blue · ΔE 8.5 Azure · ΔE 11.4 Light blue · ΔE 12.1 Alice blue · ΔE 13.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 6.33, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FCCDC9

Analogous#C9FCE7, #C9DEFC

Triadic#FCC9F8, #F8FCC9

Split complementary#FCC9DE, #FCE7C9

Tetradic#E7C9FC, #FCCDC9, #DEFCC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9FEFF

Darker −10%#99F2F9

Darker −20%#68EBF7

Darker −30%#38E5F4

Darker −40%#0DDAEC

More saturated +25%#C6FBFF

Less saturated −25%#D0F2F5

Channel breakdown

R201

G248

B252

Red201 (78.8%)

Green248 (97.3%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue184.71°

Saturation (HSL)89.47%

Lightness88.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G F8 · B FC

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C9F8FC (chemical formula)

Formula
291.092 g/mol
19 atoms

C9F8FC has a molar mass of 291.092 g/mol, made up of 19 atoms across 2 elements: 10 × C, 9 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass291.092 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule19

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.8336964 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.0688101 × 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

C41.3%

F58.7%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 41.262%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 58.738%

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