Recognised as Colour

#CCBEF8

#CCBEF8
Blue
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CCBEF8 is a blue with RGB values 204, 190, 248 and HSL 254°, 81%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CCBEF8#CCBEF8

HEX#CCBEF8

RGBrgb(204, 190, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7451, 0.9725

RGB percentages80%, 74.5%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(254.5, 80.6%, 85.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 23.4%, 97.3%)

CMYK17.7%, 23.4%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,418,232

CSS custom property--colour: #CCBEF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.29:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#334107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1C6FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3C5F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C4C7D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 17.9 Plum · ΔE 18.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1 Lavender · ΔE 24.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAF8BE

Analogous#BECDF8, #E9BEF8

Triadic#F8CCBE, #BEF8CC

Split complementary#F8E9BE, #CDF8BE

Tetradic#F8BECD, #EAF8BE, #BEF8E9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0ECFD

Darker −10%#A890F3

Darker −20%#8462EE

Darker −30%#6034E9

Darker −40%#4417D3

More saturated +25%#C8B7FF

Less saturated −25%#D1C7EF

Channel breakdown

R204

G190

B248

Red204 (80%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue254.48°

Saturation (HSL)80.56%

Lightness85.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G BE · B F8

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CCBeF8 (chemical formula)

Formula
185.0182 g/mol
11 atoms

CCBeF8 has a molar mass of 185.0182 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × C, 1 × Be, 8 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass185.0182 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.0722995 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.254891 × 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

C13%

Be4.9%

F82.1%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 12.984%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 4.871%

Fluorine (F × 8)151.984 g/mol, 82.145%

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