Recognised as Colour

#CDCCE3

#CDCCE3
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#CDCCE3 is a blue with RGB values 205, 204, 227 and HSL 243°, 29%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CDCCE3#CDCCE3

HEX#CDCCE3

RGBrgb(205, 204, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8, 0.8902

RGB percentages80.4%, 80%, 89%

HSLhsl(242.6, 29.1%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.6, 10.1%, 89%)

CMYK9.7%, 10.1%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,487,331

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCCE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.34:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#32331C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7CFE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7CDE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C9D0D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.4 Thistle · ΔE 9.1 Lavender · ΔE 9.3 Light grey · ΔE 12.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.2 Silver · ΔE 13.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2E3CC

Analogous#CCD6E3, #D9CCE3

Triadic#E3CDCC, #CCE3CD

Split complementary#E3D9CC, #D7E3CC

Tetradic#E3CCD7, #E2E3CC, #CCE3D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EDEDF5

Darker −10%#ADABD1

Darker −20%#8C8ABF

Darker −30%#6C69AD

Darker −40%#535093

More saturated +25%#C4C2ED

Less saturated −25%#D6D6D9

Channel breakdown

R205

G204

B227

Red205 (80.4%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue242.61°

Saturation (HSL)29.11%

Lightness84.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G CC · B E3

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Harmonies

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CdCCe3 (chemical formula)

Formula
544.781 g/mol
5 atoms

CdCCe3 has a molar mass of 544.781 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Cd, 1 × C, 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

Cd20.6%

C2.2%

Ce77.2%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 20.634%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.205%

Cerium (Ce × 3)420.36 g/mol, 77.161%

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