Recognised as Colour

#B1CFEC

#B1CFEC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B1CFEC is a blue with RGB values 177, 207, 236 and HSL 209°, 61%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B1CFEC#B1CFEC

HEX#B1CFEC

RGBrgb(177, 207, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.8118, 0.9255

RGB percentages69.4%, 81.2%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(209.5, 60.8%, 81%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 25%, 92.5%)

CMYK25%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,653,100

CSS custom property--colour: #B1CFEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.01:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#4E3013

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4CFEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDC9EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A1D6D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.8 Light blue · ΔE 9.7 Sky blue · ΔE 12.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 13.2 Lavender · ΔE 14.7 Powder blue · ΔE 14.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.78, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECCEB1

Analogous#B1ECEC, #B1B1EC

Triadic#ECB1CF, #CFECB1

Split complementary#ECB1B1, #ECECB1

Tetradic#ECB1EC, #ECCEB1, #B2ECB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DAE8F6

Darker −10%#88B6E2

Darker −20%#5F9DD8

Darker −30%#3683CE

Darker −40%#296AA8

More saturated +25%#A5CFF8

Less saturated −25%#BDCFE0

Channel breakdown

R177

G207

B236

Red177 (69.4%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue209.49°

Saturation (HSL)60.82%

Lightness80.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G CF · B EC

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B1CFeC (chemical formula)

Formula
90.677 g/mol
4 atoms

B1CFeC has a molar mass of 90.677 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 2 × C, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass90.677 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.505727 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.6413101 × 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

B11.9%

C26.5%

Fe61.6%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 11.921%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 26.492%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 61.587%

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