Recognised as Colour

#B9CCF1

#B9CCF1
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9CCF1 is a blue with RGB values 185, 204, 241 and HSL 220°, 67%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B9CCF1#B9CCF1

HEX#B9CCF1

RGBrgb(185, 204, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8, 0.9451

RGB percentages72.5%, 80%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(219.6, 66.7%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 23.2%, 94.5%)

CMYK23.2%, 15.4%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,176,625

CSS custom property--colour: #B9CCF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.97:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#46330E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0CEF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBC9F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#ABD3D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.7 Lavender · ΔE 14.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.9 Light blue · ΔE 15.3 Thistle · ΔE 16.3 Sky blue · ΔE 16.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.69, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F1DEB9

Analogous#B9E8F1, #C2B9F1

Triadic#F1B9CC, #CCF1B9

Split complementary#F1C2B9, #E8F1B9

Tetradic#F1B9E8, #F1DEB9, #B9F1C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E3EBFA

Darker −10%#8EADE8

Darker −20%#648EE0

Darker −30%#396FD7

Darker −40%#2557B9

More saturated +25%#AEC9FB

Less saturated −25%#C3CFE6

Channel breakdown

R185

G204

B241

Red185 (72.5%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue219.64°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G CC · B F1

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B9CCF1 (chemical formula)

Formula
140.31 g/mol
12 atoms

B9CCF1 has a molar mass of 140.31 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × B, 2 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass140.31 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.3299024 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.2920253 × 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

B69.3%

C17.1%

F13.5%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 69.339%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 17.121%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 13.54%

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