Recognised as Colour

#B5CEFE

#B5CEFE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B5CEFE is a blue with RGB values 181, 206, 254 and HSL 219°, 97%, 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

#B5CEFE#B5CEFE

HEX#B5CEFE

RGBrgb(181, 206, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.8078, 0.9961

RGB percentages71%, 80.8%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(219.5, 97.3%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 28.7%, 99.6%)

CMYK28.7%, 18.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,915,006

CSS custom property--colour: #B5CEFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.22:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#4A3101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BED1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7CAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A1D8DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 13.5 Sky blue · ΔE 18.1 Lavender · ΔE 19.1 Light blue · ΔE 19.8 Thistle · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEE5B5

Analogous#B5F3FE, #C1B5FE

Triadic#FEB5CE, #CEFEB5

Split complementary#FEC1B5, #F3FEB5

Tetradic#FEB5F3, #FEE5B5, #B5FEC1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7EFFF

Darker −10%#83ADFD

Darker −20%#508BFD

Darker −30%#1E6AFC

Darker −40%#0350E4

More saturated +25%#B4CEFF

Less saturated −25%#BED1F5

Channel breakdown

R181

G206

B254

Red181 (71%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue219.45°

Saturation (HSL)97.33%

Lightness85.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G CE · B FE

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B5CeFe (chemical formula)

Formula
250.015 g/mol
7 atoms

B5CeFe has a molar mass of 250.015 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 5 × B, 1 × Ce, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass250.015 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.1515967 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.4087118 × 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

B21.6%

Ce56%

Fe22.3%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 21.619%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 56.045%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 22.337%

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