Recognised as Colour

#CBC5FB

#CBC5FB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CBC5FB is a blue with RGB values 203, 197, 251 and HSL 247°, 87%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CBC5FB#CBC5FB

HEX#CBC5FB

RGBrgb(203, 197, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7725, 0.9843

RGB percentages79.6%, 77.3%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(246.7, 87.1%, 87.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 21.5%, 98.4%)

CMYK19.1%, 21.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,354,491

CSS custom property--colour: #CBC5FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#343A04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8CCFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8CAF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C1CED7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9 Lavender · ΔE 21.2 Plum · ΔE 21.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.9 Light blue · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F5FBC5

Analogous#C5DAFB, #E6C5FB

Triadic#FBCBC5, #C5FBCB

Split complementary#FBE6C5, #DAFBC5

Tetradic#FBC5DA, #F5FBC5, #C5FBE6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6F5FE

Darker −10%#A095F8

Darker −20%#7566F4

Darker −30%#4B36F1

Darker −40%#2710E4

More saturated +25%#C8C1FF

Less saturated −25%#D1CDF3

Channel breakdown

R203

G197

B251

Red203 (79.6%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue246.67°

Saturation (HSL)87.1%

Lightness87.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G C5 · B FB

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CBC5FB (chemical formula)

Formula
112.684 g/mol
9 atoms

CBC5FB has a molar mass of 112.684 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × C, 2 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass112.684 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8711618 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.3442732 × 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%

B19.2%

F16.9%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 63.954%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 19.186%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 16.86%

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