Recognised as Colour

#CBCFF8

#CBCFF8
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBCFF8 is a blue with RGB values 203, 207, 248 and HSL 235°, 76%, 88%. 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

#CBCFF8#CBCFF8

HEX#CBCFF8

RGBrgb(203, 207, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8118, 0.9725

RGB percentages79.6%, 81.2%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(234.7, 76.3%, 88.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.7, 18.1%, 97.3%)

CMYK18.1%, 16.5%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,357,048

CSS custom property--colour: #CBCFF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.82:1

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

Contrast with black13.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#343007

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5D3FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2D0F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C1D6DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 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 text13.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2 Thistle · ΔE 13.5 Lavender · ΔE 13.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9 Light blue · ΔE 19.9 Light grey · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F8F4CB

Analogous#CBE6F8, #DDCBF8

Triadic#F8CBCF, #CFF8CB

Split complementary#F8DDCB, #E6F8CB

Tetradic#F8CBE6, #F8F4CB, #CBF8DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F8F8FE

Darker −10%#9EA6F2

Darker −20%#717CEC

Darker −30%#4453E6

Darker −40%#1D2EDA

More saturated +25%#C4C9FF

Less saturated −25%#D2D5F1

Channel breakdown

R203

G207

B248

Red203 (79.6%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue234.67°

Saturation (HSL)76.27%

Lightness88.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G CF · B F8

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CBCFF8 (chemical formula)

Formula
205.814 g/mol
12 atoms

CBCFF8 has a molar mass of 205.814 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × C, 1 × B, 9 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass205.814 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.4176219 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.9260112 × 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

C11.7%

B5.3%

F83.1%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 11.672%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.252%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 83.076%

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