Recognised as Colour

#B2C1FF

#B2C1FF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2C1FF is a blue with RGB values 178, 193, 255 and HSL 228°, 100%, 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

#B2C1FF#B2C1FF

HEX#B2C1FF

RGBrgb(178, 193, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7569, 1

RGB percentages69.8%, 75.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(228.3, 100%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 30.2%, 100%)

CMYK30.2%, 24.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,715,071

CSS custom property--colour: #B2C1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.96:1

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

Contrast with black11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#4D3E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AEC7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9C1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#9DCDD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 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 text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 19.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8 Thistle · ΔE 23.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2 Sky blue · ΔE 25.9 Lavender · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 19.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFF0B2

Analogous#B2E7FF, #CAB2FF

Triadic#FFB2C1, #C1FFB2

Split complementary#FFCAB2, #E8FFB2

Tetradic#FFB2E7, #FFF0B2, #B2FFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E5EAFF

Darker −10%#7F98FF

Darker −20%#4C6FFF

Darker −30%#1946FF

Darker −40%#002DE5

More saturated +25%#B2C1FF

Less saturated −25%#BCC7F5

Channel breakdown

R178

G193

B255

Red178 (69.8%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue228.31°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness84.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G C1 · B FF

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B2C1FF (chemical formula)

Formula
71.627 g/mol
5 atoms

B2C1FF has a molar mass of 71.627 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass71.627 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.1893943 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram8.4076406 × 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

B30.2%

C16.8%

F53%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 30.184%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 16.769%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 53.047%

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