Recognised as Colour

#CBC9FE

#CBC9FE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CBC9FE is a blue with RGB values 203, 201, 254 and HSL 242°, 96%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CBC9FE#CBC9FE

HEX#CBC9FE

RGBrgb(203, 201, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7882, 0.9961

RGB percentages79.6%, 78.8%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(242.3, 96.4%, 89.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.3, 20.9%, 99.6%)

CMYK20.1%, 20.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,355,518

CSS custom property--colour: #CBC9FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.33:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#343601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCCFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBCCFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C0D2DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 17 Lavender · ΔE 20 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6 Plum · ΔE 23.4 Light blue · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FCFEC9

Analogous#C9E2FE, #E5C9FE

Triadic#FECBC9, #C9FECB

Split complementary#FEE5C9, #E2FEC9

Tetradic#FEC9E2, #FCFEC9, #C9FEE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBFBFF

Darker −10%#9B97FD

Darker −20%#6B65FC

Darker −30%#3A33FB

Darker −40%#0E05F6

More saturated +25%#CAC8FF

Less saturated −25%#D1D0F7

Channel breakdown

R203

G201

B254

Red203 (79.6%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue242.26°

Saturation (HSL)96.36%

Lightness89.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G C9 · B FE

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CBC9Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
186.765 g/mol
12 atoms

CBC9Fe has a molar mass of 186.765 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 10 × C, 1 × B, 1 × Fe.

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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%

B5.8%

Fe29.9%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 64.311%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.788%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 29.901%

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