Recognised as Colour

#CDCFE8

#CDCFE8
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#CDCFE8 is a blue with RGB values 205, 207, 232 and HSL 236°, 37%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CDCFE8#CDCFE8

HEX#CDCFE8

RGBrgb(205, 207, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8118, 0.9098

RGB percentages80.4%, 81.2%, 91%

HSLhsl(235.6, 37%, 85.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 11.6%, 91%)

CMYK11.6%, 10.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,488,104

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCFE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.69:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#323017

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9D1E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8D0E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C7D3D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8 Lavender · ΔE 8.7 Thistle · ΔE 10.3 Light grey · ΔE 13.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.8 Silver · ΔE 14.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.99, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E8E6CD

Analogous#CDDDE8, #D9CDE8

Triadic#E8CDCF, #CFE8CD

Split complementary#E8D9CD, #DDE8CD

Tetradic#E8CDDD, #E8E6CD, #CDE8D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0F1F8

Darker −10%#AAADD8

Darker −20%#878CC8

Darker −30%#646AB8

Darker −40%#4950A0

More saturated +25%#C4C7F1

Less saturated −25%#D6D7DF

Channel breakdown

R205

G207

B232

Red205 (80.4%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue235.56°

Saturation (HSL)36.99%

Lightness85.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G CF · B E8

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Also reads as

CdCFe8 (chemical formula)

Formula
571.181 g/mol
10 atoms

CdCFe8 has a molar mass of 571.181 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Cd, 1 × C, 8 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass571.181 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.4846836 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0543314 × 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

Cd19.7%

C2.1%

Fe78.2%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 19.68%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.103%

Iron (Fe × 8)446.76 g/mol, 78.217%

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