Recognised as Colour
#B2C6F8
- #B2C6F8
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B2C6F8 is a blue with RGB values 178, 198, 248 and HSL 223°, 83%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B2C6F8#B2C6F8
HEX#B2C6F8
RGBrgb(178, 198, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7765, 0.9725
RGB percentages69.8%, 77.6%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(222.9, 83.3%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 28.2%, 97.3%)
CMYK28.2%, 20.2%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,716,344
CSS custom property--colour: #B2C6F8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#4D3907
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F8E4B2
Analogous#B2E9F8, #C1B2F8
Triadic#F8B2C6, #C6F8B2
Split complementary#F8C1B2, #E9F8B2
Tetradic#F8B2E9, #F8E4B2, #B2F8C1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G198
B248
Red178 (69.8%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G C6 · B F8
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B2C6F8 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 245.67 g/mol
- 16 atoms
B2C6F8 has a molar mass of 245.67 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 6 × C, 8 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass245.67 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule16
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule4.0794463 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram2.451313 × 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
B8.8%
C29.3%
F61.9%
Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 8.8%
Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 29.334%
Fluorine (F × 8)151.984 g/mol, 61.865%
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