Recognised as Colour

#CBCDF6

#CBCDF6
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBCDF6 is a blue with RGB values 203, 205, 246 and HSL 237°, 70%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CBCDF6#CBCDF6

HEX#CBCDF6

RGBrgb(203, 205, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8039, 0.9647

RGB percentages79.6%, 80.4%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(237.2, 70.5%, 88%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.2, 17.5%, 96.5%)

CMYK17.5%, 16.7%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,356,534

CSS custom property--colour: #CBCDF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.6:1

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

Contrast with black13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#343209

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3D1F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1CFF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C2D4DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 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 text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3 Thistle · ΔE 12.9 Lavender · ΔE 14.1 Light blue · ΔE 20.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4 Light grey · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F6F4CB

Analogous#CBE3F6, #DECBF6

Triadic#F6CBCD, #CDF6CB

Split complementary#F6DECB, #E3F6CB

Tetradic#F6CBE3, #F6F4CB, #CBF6DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6F7FE

Darker −10%#A0A3EE

Darker −20%#7479E7

Darker −30%#4950DF

Darker −40%#242CD1

More saturated +25%#C3C6FE

Less saturated −25%#D3D4EE

Channel breakdown

R203

G205

B246

Red203 (79.6%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue237.21°

Saturation (HSL)70.49%

Lightness88.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G CD · B F6

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CBCdF6 (chemical formula)

Formula
249.219 g/mol
9 atoms

CBCdF6 has a molar mass of 249.219 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 4 elements: 1 × C, 1 × B, 1 × Cd, 6 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass249.219 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements4

Mass of one molecule4.1383789 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.4164052 × 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

C4.8%

B4.3%

Cd45.1%

F45.7%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 4.819%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.338%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 45.105%

Fluorine (F × 6)113.988 g/mol, 45.738%

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