Recognised as Colour

#B8BCFF

#B8BCFF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B8BCFF is a blue with RGB values 184, 188, 255 and HSL 237°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B8BCFF#B8BCFF

HEX#B8BCFF

RGBrgb(184, 188, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7373, 1

RGB percentages72.2%, 73.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(236.6, 100%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.6, 27.8%, 100%)

CMYK27.8%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,107,007

CSS custom property--colour: #B8BCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#474300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9C4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6BFFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A7C8D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 23 Plum · ΔE 23.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2 Thistle · ΔE 24.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5 Lavender · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 22.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFFBB8

Analogous#B8E0FF, #D7B8FF

Triadic#FFB8BC, #BCFFB8

Split complementary#FFD8B8, #E0FFB8

Tetradic#FFB8E0, #FFFBB8, #B8FFD8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EBECFF

Darker −10%#858CFF

Darker −20%#525CFF

Darker −30%#1F2CFF

Darker −40%#000DEB

More saturated +25%#B8BCFF

Less saturated −25%#C1C4F6

Channel breakdown

R184

G188

B255

Red184 (72.2%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue236.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G BC · B FF

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B8BCFF (chemical formula)

Formula
147.297 g/mol
12 atoms

B8BCFF has a molar mass of 147.297 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × B, 1 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass147.297 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.4459242 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.0884341 × 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

B66.1%

C8.2%

F25.8%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 66.05%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 8.154%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 25.796%

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