Recognised as Colour

#B3BAF1

#B3BAF1
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B3BAF1 is a blue with RGB values 179, 186, 241 and HSL 233°, 69%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B3BAF1#B3BAF1

HEX#B3BAF1

RGBrgb(179, 186, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7294, 0.9451

RGB percentages70.2%, 72.9%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(233.2, 68.9%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.2, 25.7%, 94.5%)

CMYK25.7%, 22.8%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,778,801

CSS custom property--colour: #B3BAF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#4C450E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ABC0F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7BBF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A4C4CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8 Thistle · ΔE 19.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4 Plum · ΔE 24.2 Lavender · ΔE 24.5 Sky blue · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F1EAB3

Analogous#B3D9F1, #CBB3F1

Triadic#F1B3BA, #BAF1B3

Split complementary#F1CBB3, #D9F1B3

Tetradic#F1B3D9, #F1EAB3, #B3F1CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DEE1F9

Darker −10%#8893E9

Darker −20%#5D6CE1

Darker −30%#3245D9

Darker −40%#2232B6

More saturated +25%#A8B1FC

Less saturated −25%#BEC3E6

Channel breakdown

R179

G186

B241

Red179 (70.2%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue233.23°

Saturation (HSL)68.89%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G BA · B F1

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B3BaF1 (chemical formula)

Formula
188.758 g/mol
5 atoms

B3BaF1 has a molar mass of 188.758 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 3 × B, 1 × Ba, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass188.758 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.1344003 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.1904029 × 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%

Ba72.8%

F10.1%

Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 17.181%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 72.755%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 10.065%

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