Recognised as Colour

#CBE2F9

#CBE2F9
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#CBE2F9 is a blue with RGB values 203, 226, 249 and HSL 210°, 79%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#CBE2F9#CBE2F9

HEX#CBE2F9

RGBrgb(203, 226, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8863, 0.9765

RGB percentages79.6%, 88.6%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(210, 79.3%, 88.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 18.5%, 97.6%)

CMYK18.5%, 9.2%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,361,913

CSS custom property--colour: #CBE2F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.79:1

Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#341D06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9E2FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4DDF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BFE7E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 8.3 Light blue · ΔE 9.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7 Alice blue · ΔE 12.7 Powder blue · ΔE 12.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.1

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F9E2CB

Analogous#CBF9F9, #CBCBF9

Triadic#F9CBE2, #E2F9CB

Split complementary#F9CBCB, #F9F9CB

Tetradic#F9CBF9, #F9E2CB, #CBF9CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9FBFE

Darker −10%#9DC9F4

Darker −20%#70AFEE

Darker −30%#4296E9

Darker −40%#1A7CDE

More saturated +25%#C5E2FF

Less saturated −25%#D2E2F2

Channel breakdown

R203

G226

B249

Red203 (79.6%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)79.31%

Lightness88.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G E2 · B F9

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CBe2F9 (chemical formula)

Formula
201.0174 g/mol
12 atoms

CBe2F9 has a molar mass of 201.0174 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 2 × Be, 9 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass201.0174 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.3379725 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.9958306 × 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

C6%

Be9%

F85.1%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 5.975%

Beryllium (Be × 2)18.0244 g/mol, 8.967%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 85.058%

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