Recognised as Colour

#B2DBFE

#B2DBFE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2DBFE is a blue with RGB values 178, 219, 254 and HSL 208°, 97%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B2DBFE#B2DBFE

HEX#B2DBFE

RGBrgb(178, 219, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8588, 0.9961

RGB percentages69.8%, 85.9%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(207.6, 97.4%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.6, 29.9%, 99.6%)

CMYK29.9%, 13.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,721,726

CSS custom property--colour: #B2DBFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.46:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#4D2401

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDDBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3D3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#9BE3E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 10.7 Sky blue · ΔE 11.4 Light blue · ΔE 11.4 Powder blue · ΔE 15.9 Lavender · ΔE 16.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FED5B2

Analogous#B2FEFB, #B2B5FE

Triadic#FEB2DB, #DBFEB2

Split complementary#FEB2B5, #FEFBB2

Tetradic#FBB2FE, #FED5B2, #B5FEB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4F3FF

Darker −10%#80C3FD

Darker −20%#4DACFD

Darker −30%#1B94FC

Darker −40%#037BE1

More saturated +25%#B1DBFF

Less saturated −25%#BCDAF4

Channel breakdown

R178

G219

B254

Red178 (69.8%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue207.63°

Saturation (HSL)97.44%

Lightness84.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G DB · B FE

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B2DbFe (chemical formula)

Formula
345.465 g/mol
4 atoms

B2DbFe has a molar mass of 345.465 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × Db, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass345.465 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.7365813 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.7431985 × 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

B6.3%

Db77.6%

Fe16.2%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 6.258%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 77.577%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 16.165%

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