Recognised as Colour
#B6C8F7
- #B6C8F7
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B6C8F7 is a blue with RGB values 182, 200, 247 and HSL 223°, 80%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B6C8F7#B6C8F7
HEX#B6C8F7
RGBrgb(182, 200, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7843, 0.9686
RGB percentages71.4%, 78.4%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(223.4, 80.2%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 26.3%, 96.9%)
CMYK26.3%, 19%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,978,999
CSS custom property--colour: #B6C8F7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#493708
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F7E5B6
Analogous#B6E9F7, #C5B6F7
Triadic#F7B6C8, #C8F7B6
Split complementary#F7C5B6, #E9F7B6
Tetradic#F7B6E9, #F7E5B6, #B6F7C5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G200
B247
Red182 (71.4%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue223.38°
Saturation (HSL)80.25%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G C8 · B F7
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B6C8F7 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 293.934 g/mol
- 21 atoms
B6C8F7 has a molar mass of 293.934 g/mol, made up of 21 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × B, 8 × C, 7 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass293.934 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule21
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule4.8808889 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram2.0488071 × 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
B22.1%
C32.7%
F45.2%
Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 22.066%
Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 32.69%
Fluorine (F × 7)132.986 g/mol, 45.243%
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