Recognised as Colour
#B4C8F5
- #B4C8F5
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B4C8F5 is a blue with RGB values 180, 200, 245 and HSL 222°, 76%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B4C8F5#B4C8F5
HEX#B4C8F5
RGBrgb(180, 200, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7843, 0.9608
RGB percentages70.6%, 78.4%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(221.5, 76.5%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 26.5%, 96.1%)
CMYK26.5%, 18.4%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,847,925
CSS custom property--colour: #B4C8F5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#4B370A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F5E1B4
Analogous#B4E9F5, #C1B4F5
Triadic#F5B4C8, #C8F5B4
Split complementary#F5C1B4, #E9F5B4
Tetradic#F5B4E9, #F5E1B4, #B4F5C1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G200
B245
Red180 (70.6%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G C8 · B F5
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B4C8F5 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 234.318 g/mol
- 17 atoms
B4C8F5 has a molar mass of 234.318 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 3 elements: 4 × B, 8 × C, 5 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass234.318 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule17
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule3.8909419 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram2.5700718 × 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
B18.5%
C41%
F40.5%
Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 18.454%
Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 41.008%
Fluorine (F × 5)94.99 g/mol, 40.539%
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