Recognised as Colour

#CBF5F9

#CBF5F9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light cyan

#CBF5F9 is a cyan with RGB values 203, 245, 249 and HSL 185°, 79%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#CBF5F9#CBF5F9

HEX#CBF5F9

RGBrgb(203, 245, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.9608, 0.9765

RGB percentages79.6%, 96.1%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(185.2, 79.3%, 88.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 18.5%, 97.6%)

CMYK18.5%, 1.6%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,366,777

CSS custom property--colour: #CBF5F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness233.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.97:1

Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC

Inverted#340A06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EEF1F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6EAF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BDF8F6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 5.7 Powder blue · ΔE 8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 8 Azure · ΔE 10.4 Light blue · ΔE 11.3 Alice blue · ΔE 11.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 5.7, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F9CFCB

Analogous#CBF9E6, #CBDEF9

Triadic#F9CBF5, #F5F9CB

Split complementary#F9CBDE, #F9E6CB

Tetradic#E6CBF9, #F9CFCB, #DEF9CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9FEFE

Darker −10%#9DECF4

Darker −20%#70E3EE

Darker −30%#42DBE9

Darker −40%#1ACDDE

More saturated +25%#C5FAFF

Less saturated −25%#D2EFF2

Channel breakdown

R203

G245

B249

Red203 (79.6%)

Green245 (96.1%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue185.22°

Saturation (HSL)79.31%

Lightness88.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G F5 · B F9

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CBF5F9 (chemical formula)

Formula
288.793 g/mol
16 atoms

CBF5F9 has a molar mass of 288.793 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 1 × B, 14 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass288.793 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule16

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.7955206 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.0852793 × 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

C4.2%

B3.7%

F92.1%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 4.159%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 3.743%

Fluorine (F × 14)265.972 g/mol, 92.098%

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