Recognised as Colour
#B5C7F6
- #B5C7F6
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B5C7F6 is a blue with RGB values 181, 199, 246 and HSL 223°, 78%, 84%. 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
#B5C7F6#B5C7F6
HEX#B5C7F6
RGBrgb(181, 199, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7804, 0.9647
RGB percentages71%, 78%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(223.4, 78.3%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 26.4%, 96.5%)
CMYK26.4%, 19.1%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,913,206
CSS custom property--colour: #B5C7F6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#4A3809
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 text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F6E4B5
Analogous#B5E8F6, #C3B5F6
Triadic#F6B5C7, #C7F6B5
Split complementary#F6C3B5, #E8F6B5
Tetradic#F6B5E8, #F6E4B5, #B5F6C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G199
B246
Red181 (71%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue223.38°
Saturation (HSL)78.31%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G C7 · B F6
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B5C7F6 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 252.115 g/mol
- 18 atoms
B5C7F6 has a molar mass of 252.115 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 3 elements: 5 × B, 7 × C, 6 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass252.115 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule18
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule4.1864681 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram2.3886483 × 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
B21.4%
C33.3%
F45.2%
Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 21.439%
Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 33.349%
Fluorine (F × 6)113.988 g/mol, 45.213%
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