Recognised as Colour
#B8C8F1
- #B8C8F1
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B8C8F1 is a blue with RGB values 184, 200, 241 and HSL 223°, 67%, 83%. 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
#B8C8F1#B8C8F1
HEX#B8C8F1
RGBrgb(184, 200, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7843, 0.9451
RGB percentages72.2%, 78.4%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(223.2, 67.1%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 23.7%, 94.5%)
CMYK23.7%, 17%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,110,065
CSS custom property--colour: #B8C8F1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.57:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#47370E
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 text12.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F1E1B8
Analogous#B8E4F1, #C4B8F1
Triadic#F1B8C8, #C8F1B8
Split complementary#F1C4B8, #E4F1B8
Tetradic#F1B8E4, #F1E1B8, #B8F1C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G200
B241
Red184 (72.2%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue223.16°
Saturation (HSL)67.06%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G C8 · B F1
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B8C8F1 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 201.566 g/mol
- 17 atoms
B8C8F1 has a molar mass of 201.566 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × B, 8 × C, 1 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass201.566 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule17
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule3.3470822 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram2.9876769 × 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
B42.9%
C47.7%
F9.4%
Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 42.904%
Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 47.671%
Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 9.425%
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