Recognised as Colour

#B4CFFF

#B4CFFF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B4CFFF is a blue with RGB values 180, 207, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B4CFFF#B4CFFF

HEX#B4CFFF

RGBrgb(180, 207, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.8118, 1

RGB percentages70.6%, 81.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(218.4, 100%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 29.4%, 100%)

CMYK29.4%, 18.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,849,727

CSS custom property--colour: #B4CFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.31:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#4B3000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFD2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8CBFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9FD9DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 13 Sky blue · ΔE 17.6 Lavender · ΔE 19.2 Light blue · ΔE 19.5 Thistle · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE4B4

Analogous#B4F5FF, #BFB4FF

Triadic#FFB4CF, #CFFFB4

Split complementary#FFBFB4, #F5FFB4

Tetradic#FFB4F5, #FFE4B4, #B4FFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7F0FF

Darker −10%#81AEFF

Darker −20%#4E8EFF

Darker −30%#1B6DFF

Darker −40%#0053E7

More saturated +25%#B4CFFF

Less saturated −25%#BDD2F6

Channel breakdown

R180

G207

B255

Red180 (70.6%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue218.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness85.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G CF · B FF

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B4CFFF (chemical formula)

Formula
112.245 g/mol
8 atoms

B4CFFF has a molar mass of 112.245 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 4 × B, 1 × C, 3 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass112.245 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8638721 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.3651751 × 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

B38.5%

C10.7%

F50.8%

Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 38.523%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 10.701%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 50.776%

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