Recognised as Colour

#B7BBFC

#B7BBFC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7BBFC is a blue with RGB values 183, 187, 252 and HSL 237°, 92%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B7BBFC#B7BBFC

HEX#B7BBFC

RGBrgb(183, 187, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7333, 0.9882

RGB percentages71.8%, 73.3%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(236.5, 92%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.5, 27.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK27.4%, 25.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,041,212

CSS custom property--colour: #B7BBFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.53:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#484403

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9C2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6BEFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A6C7D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 22.2 Plum · ΔE 22.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2 Thistle · ΔE 23.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.9 Lavender · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 22.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FCF8B7

Analogous#B7DEFC, #D6B7FC

Triadic#FCB7BB, #BBFCB7

Split complementary#FCD6B7, #DEFCB7

Tetradic#FCB7DE, #FCF8B7, #B7FCD5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8E9FE

Darker −10%#868DFA

Darker −20%#555FF8

Darker −30%#2430F6

Darker −40%#0916DE

More saturated +25%#B4B8FF

Less saturated −25%#C0C3F3

Channel breakdown

R183

G187

B252

Red183 (71.8%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue236.52°

Saturation (HSL)92%

Lightness85.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G BB · B FC

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B7BBFC (chemical formula)

Formula
128.299 g/mol
11 atoms

B7BBFC has a molar mass of 128.299 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × B, 1 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass128.299 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.130455 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.693833 × 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

B75.8%

F14.8%

C9.4%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 75.831%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 14.808%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 9.362%

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