Recognised as Colour

#CDCFE9

#CDCFE9
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#CDCFE9 is a blue with RGB values 205, 207, 233 and HSL 236°, 39%, 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

#CDCFE9#CDCFE9

HEX#CDCFE9

RGBrgb(205, 207, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8118, 0.9137

RGB percentages80.4%, 81.2%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(235.7, 38.9%, 85.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.7, 12%, 91.4%)

CMYK12%, 11.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,488,105

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCFE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.7:1

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

Contrast with black13.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#323016

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9D2EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8D0E8no 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 12.3 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 text13.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8 Lavender · ΔE 8.8 Thistle · ΔE 10.3 Light grey · ΔE 13.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.3 Silver · ΔE 15

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E9E7CD

Analogous#CDDDE9, #D9CDE9

Triadic#E9CDCF, #CFE9CD

Split complementary#E9D9CD, #DDE9CD

Tetradic#E9CDDD, #E9E7CD, #CDE9D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0F1F9

Darker −10%#AAADD9

Darker −20%#868BCA

Darker −30%#6369BA

Darker −40%#484EA3

More saturated +25%#C4C7F2

Less saturated −25%#D6D7E0

Channel breakdown

R205

G207

B233

Red205 (80.4%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue235.71°

Saturation (HSL)38.89%

Lightness85.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G CF · B E9

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CdCFe9 (chemical formula)

Formula
627.026 g/mol
11 atoms

CdCFe9 has a molar mass of 627.026 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Cd, 1 × C, 9 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass627.026 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.0412012 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram9.6042919 × 10^20

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

Cd17.9%

C1.9%

Fe80.2%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 17.927%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.916%

Iron (Fe × 9)502.605 g/mol, 80.157%

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