Recognised as Colour

#B2CDFC

#B2CDFC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2CDFC is a blue with RGB values 178, 205, 252 and HSL 218°, 93%, 84%. 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

#B2CDFC#B2CDFC

HEX#B2CDFC

RGBrgb(178, 205, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8039, 0.9882

RGB percentages69.8%, 80.4%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(218.1, 92.5%, 84.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 29.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK29.4%, 18.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,718,140

CSS custom property--colour: #B2CDFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.03:1

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

Contrast with black13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#4D3203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDD0FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6C9FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9DD7DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 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 text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 12.7 Sky blue · ΔE 17.2 Light blue · ΔE 19.1 Lavender · ΔE 19.2 Thistle · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FCE1B2

Analogous#B2F2FC, #BCB2FC

Triadic#FCB2CD, #CDFCB2

Split complementary#FCBCB2, #F2FCB2

Tetradic#FCB2F2, #FCE1B2, #B2FCBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E3EDFE

Darker −10%#81ADFA

Darker −20%#508DF8

Darker −30%#1F6DF6

Darker −40%#0855DA

More saturated +25%#AFCCFF

Less saturated −25%#BCD0F2

Channel breakdown

R178

G205

B252

Red178 (69.8%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue218.11°

Saturation (HSL)92.5%

Lightness84.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G CD · B FC

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B2CdFC (chemical formula)

Formula
165.039 g/mol
5 atoms

B2CdFC has a molar mass of 165.039 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 4 elements: 2 × B, 1 × Cd, 1 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass165.039 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements4

Mass of one molecule2.7405371 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.6489198 × 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

B13.1%

Cd68.1%

F11.5%

C7.3%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 13.1%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 68.111%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 11.511%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 7.278%

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