Recognised as Colour

#B2C4FE

#B2C4FE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2C4FE is a blue with RGB values 178, 196, 254 and HSL 226°, 97%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B2C4FE#B2C4FE

HEX#B2C4FE

RGBrgb(178, 196, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7686, 0.9961

RGB percentages69.8%, 76.9%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(225.8, 97.4%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 29.9%, 99.6%)

CMYK29.9%, 22.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,715,838

CSS custom property--colour: #B2C4FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#4D3B01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2C9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACC3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9DCFD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.7 Thistle · ΔE 22.2 Sky blue · ΔE 23.5 Lavender · ΔE 24.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEECB2

Analogous#B2EAFE, #C6B2FE

Triadic#FEB2C4, #C4FEB2

Split complementary#FEC6B2, #EAFEB2

Tetradic#FEB2EA, #FEECB2, #B2FEC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4EBFF

Darker −10%#809DFD

Darker −20%#4D77FD

Darker −30%#1B50FC

Darker −40%#0338E1

More saturated +25%#B1C3FF

Less saturated −25%#BCC9F4

Channel breakdown

R178

G196

B254

Red178 (69.8%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue225.79°

Saturation (HSL)97.44%

Lightness84.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G C4 · B FE

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B2C4Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
125.509 g/mol
7 atoms

B2C4Fe has a molar mass of 125.509 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 4 × C, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass125.509 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.084126 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.7981744 × 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

B17.2%

C38.3%

Fe44.5%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 17.226%

Carbon (C × 4)48.044 g/mol, 38.279%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 44.495%

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