Recognised as Colour

#B7BBF4

#B7BBF4
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7BBF4 is a blue with RGB values 183, 187, 244 and HSL 236°, 73%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B7BBF4#B7BBF4

HEX#B7BBF4

RGBrgb(183, 187, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7333, 0.9569

RGB percentages71.8%, 73.3%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(236.1, 73.5%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 25%, 95.7%)

CMYK25%, 23.4%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,041,204

CSS custom property--colour: #B7BBF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#48440B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ABC1F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9BDF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A9C5CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1 Thistle · ΔE 19.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7 Plum · ΔE 23.2 Lavender · ΔE 24.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F4F0B7

Analogous#B7DAF4, #D2B7F4

Triadic#F4B7BB, #BBF4B7

Split complementary#F4D2B7, #DAF4B7

Tetradic#F4B7DA, #F4F0B7, #B7F4D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E3E5FB

Darker −10%#8B91ED

Darker −20%#5F67E6

Darker −30%#323EE0

Darker −40%#1E28C1

More saturated +25%#ADB2FE

Less saturated −25%#C1C4EA

Channel breakdown

R183

G187

B244

Red183 (71.8%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue236.07°

Saturation (HSL)73.49%

Lightness83.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G BB · B F4

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B7BBF4 (chemical formula)

Formula
173.282 g/mol
13 atoms

B7BBF4 has a molar mass of 173.282 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × B, 4 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass173.282 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.8774153 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.4753412 × 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

B56.1%

F43.9%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 56.145%

Fluorine (F × 4)75.992 g/mol, 43.855%

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