Recognised as Colour

#CCDCE3

#CCDCE3
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#CCDCE3 is a cyan with RGB values 204, 220, 227 and HSL 198°, 29%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CCDCE3#CCDCE3

HEX#CCDCE3

RGBrgb(204, 220, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.8627, 0.8902

RGB percentages80%, 86.3%, 89%

HSLhsl(198.3, 29.1%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.3, 10.1%, 89%)

CMYK10.1%, 3.1%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,425,891

CSS custom property--colour: #CCDCE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.91:1

Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#33231C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8DBE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5D8E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C6DEDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.7 Light grey · ΔE 7 Light blue · ΔE 9.8 Lavender · ΔE 10.2 Powder blue · ΔE 10.5 Alice blue · ΔE 10.8

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E3D3CC

Analogous#CCE3DF, #CCD1E3

Triadic#E3CCDC, #DCE3CC

Split complementary#E3CCD1, #E3DFCC

Tetradic#DFCCE3, #E3D3CC, #D1E3CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EDF3F5

Darker −10%#ABC5D1

Darker −20%#8AAFBF

Darker −30%#6998AD

Darker −40%#507E93

More saturated +25%#C2E0ED

Less saturated −25%#D6D8D9

Channel breakdown

R204

G220

B227

Red204 (80%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue198.26°

Saturation (HSL)29.11%

Lightness84.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G DC · B E3

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Harmonies

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CCdCe3 (chemical formula)

Formula
544.781 g/mol
5 atoms

CCdCe3 has a molar mass of 544.781 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 1 × Cd, 3 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass544.781 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.0463013 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.1054242 × 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

C2.2%

Cd20.6%

Ce77.2%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.205%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 20.634%

Cerium (Ce × 3)420.36 g/mol, 77.161%

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