Recognised as Colour

#CDBFF9

#CDBFF9
Blue
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CDBFF9 is a blue with RGB values 205, 191, 249 and HSL 254°, 83%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CDBFF9#CDBFF9

HEX#CDBFF9

RGBrgb(205, 191, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.749, 0.9765

RGB percentages80.4%, 74.9%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(254.5, 82.9%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 23.3%, 97.6%)

CMYK17.7%, 23.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,484,025

CSS custom property--colour: #CDBFF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.42:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#324006

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2C7FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4C6F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C5C8D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 17.9 Plum · ΔE 18.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1 Lavender · ΔE 24.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EBF9BF

Analogous#BFCEF9, #EABFF9

Triadic#F9CDBF, #BFF9CD

Split complementary#F9EABF, #CEF9BF

Tetradic#F9BFCE, #EBF9BF, #BFF9EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F1EEFD

Darker −10%#A990F5

Darker −20%#8462F0

Darker −30%#6033EC

Darker −40%#4314D8

More saturated +25%#CAB9FF

Less saturated −25%#D2C8F0

Channel breakdown

R205

G191

B249

Red205 (80.4%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue254.48°

Saturation (HSL)82.86%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G BF · B F9

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Harmonies

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CdBFF9 (chemical formula)

Formula
313.2 g/mol
12 atoms

CdBFF9 has a molar mass of 313.2 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Cd, 1 × B, 10 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass313.2 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.2008084 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.922778 × 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

Cd35.9%

B3.5%

F60.7%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 35.891%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 3.451%

Fluorine (F × 10)189.98 g/mol, 60.658%

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