Colour

#B2CFE7

#B2CFE7
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2CFE7 is a blue with RGB values 178, 207, 231 and HSL 207°, 52%, 80%. 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

#B2CFE7#B2CFE7

HEX#B2CFE7

RGBrgb(178, 207, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8118, 0.9059

RGB percentages69.8%, 81.2%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(207.2, 52.5%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 22.9%, 90.6%)

CMYK22.9%, 10.4%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,718,631

CSS custom property--colour: #B2CFE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.97:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#4D3018

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5CFE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC9E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A3D5D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.6 Light blue · ΔE 7.6 Sky blue · ΔE 12.3 Powder blue · ΔE 12.7 Lavender · ΔE 14.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 15

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.62, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7CAB2

Analogous#B2E7E4, #B2B5E7

Triadic#E7B2CF, #CFE7B2

Split complementary#E7B2B5, #E7E5B2

Tetradic#E4B2E7, #E7CAB2, #B4E7B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D9E7F3

Darker −10%#8BB7DB

Darker −20%#649FCF

Darker −30%#3D86C3

Darker −40%#316C9C

More saturated +25%#A5D0F4

Less saturated −25%#BFCEDA

Channel breakdown

R178

G207

B231

Red178 (69.8%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue207.17°

Saturation (HSL)52.48%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G CF · B E7

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B2CFe7 (chemical formula)

Formula
424.546 g/mol
10 atoms

B2CFe7 has a molar mass of 424.546 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × C, 7 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass424.546 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.0497522 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.4184896 × 10^21

Composition by mass

B5.1%

C2.8%

Fe92.1%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 5.092%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.829%

Iron (Fe × 7)390.915 g/mol, 92.078%

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