Recognised as Colour

#B7CEFF

#B7CEFF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7CEFF is a blue with RGB values 183, 206, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B7CEFF#B7CEFF

HEX#B7CEFF

RGBrgb(183, 206, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.8078, 1

RGB percentages71.8%, 80.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(220.8, 100%, 85.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 28.2%, 100%)

CMYK28.2%, 19.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,046,079

CSS custom property--colour: #B7CEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.29:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#483100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BED1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8CBFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A3D8DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.3 Sky blue · ΔE 18.9 Lavender · ΔE 19.2 Thistle · ΔE 20.2 Light blue · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE8B7

Analogous#B7F2FF, #C4B7FF

Triadic#FFB7CE, #CEFFB7

Split complementary#FFC4B7, #F2FFB7

Tetradic#FFB7F2, #FFE8B7, #B7FFC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EAF1FF

Darker −10%#84ABFF

Darker −20%#5189FF

Darker −30%#1E66FF

Darker −40%#004BEA

More saturated +25%#B7CEFF

Less saturated −25%#C0D1F6

Channel breakdown

R183

G206

B255

Red183 (71.8%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue220.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness85.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G CE · B FF

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B7CeFF (chemical formula)

Formula
253.786 g/mol
10 atoms

B7CeFF has a molar mass of 253.786 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 7 × B, 1 × Ce, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass253.786 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.2142157 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.3729208 × 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

B29.8%

Ce55.2%

F15%

Boron (B × 7)75.67 g/mol, 29.816%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 55.212%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 14.972%

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