Recognised as Colour
#B3CFFC
- #B3CFFC
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B3CFFC is a blue with RGB values 179, 207, 252 and HSL 217°, 92%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B3CFFC#B3CFFC
HEX#B3CFFC
RGBrgb(179, 207, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8118, 0.9882
RGB percentages70.2%, 81.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(217, 92.4%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 29%, 98.8%)
CMYK29%, 17.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,784,188
CSS custom property--colour: #B3CFFC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.25:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#4C3003
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FCE0B3
Analogous#B3F4FC, #BBB3FC
Triadic#FCB3CF, #CFFCB3
Split complementary#FCBCB3, #F4FCB3
Tetradic#FCB3F4, #FCE0B3, #B3FCBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G207
B252
Red179 (70.2%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue216.99°
Saturation (HSL)92.41%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G CF · B FC
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B3CFFC (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 94.448 g/mol
- 7 atoms
B3CFFC has a molar mass of 94.448 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 3 × B, 2 × C, 2 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass94.448 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule7
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule1.5683459 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram6.3761443 × 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
B34.3%
C25.4%
F40.2%
Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 34.336%
Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 25.434%
Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 40.23%
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