Recognised as Colour

#B2C1FE

#B2C1FE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2C1FE is a blue with RGB values 178, 193, 254 and HSL 228°, 97%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B2C1FE#B2C1FE

HEX#B2C1FE

RGBrgb(178, 193, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7569, 0.9961

RGB percentages69.8%, 75.7%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(228.2, 97.4%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 29.9%, 99.6%)

CMYK29.9%, 24%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,715,070

CSS custom property--colour: #B2C1FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.95:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#4D3E01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFC7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9C1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#9ECDD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5 Thistle · ΔE 23 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5 Sky blue · ΔE 25.5 Lavender · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 19.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEEFB2

Analogous#B2E7FE, #C9B2FE

Triadic#FEB2C1, #C1FEB2

Split complementary#FEC9B2, #E7FEB2

Tetradic#FEB2E7, #FEEFB2, #B2FEC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4EAFF

Darker −10%#8098FD

Darker −20%#4D70FD

Darker −30%#1B47FC

Darker −40%#032FE1

More saturated +25%#B1C0FF

Less saturated −25%#BCC7F4

Channel breakdown

R178

G193

B254

Red178 (69.8%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue228.16°

Saturation (HSL)97.44%

Lightness84.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G C1 · B FE

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B2C1Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
89.476 g/mol
4 atoms

B2C1Fe has a molar mass of 89.476 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × C, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass89.476 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.4857839 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.7304537 × 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

B24.2%

C13.4%

Fe62.4%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 24.163%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 13.424%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 62.413%

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