Recognised as Colour

#B9F6FF

#B9F6FF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B9F6FF is a cyan with RGB values 185, 246, 255 and HSL 188°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B9F6FF#B9F6FF

HEX#B9F6FF

RGBrgb(185, 246, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9647, 1

RGB percentages72.5%, 96.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(187.7, 100%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 27.5%, 100%)

CMYK27.5%, 3.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,187,391

CSS custom property--colour: #B9F6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness230.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.69:1

Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA

Inverted#460900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECF1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0E8FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A2FBF9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.8 Powder blue · ΔE 8.1 Light cyan · ΔE 11.1 Light blue · ΔE 11.3 Azure · ΔE 16.1 Alice blue · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFC2B9

Analogous#B9FFE5, #B9D3FF

Triadic#FFB9F6, #F6FFB9

Split complementary#FFB9D3, #FFE5B9

Tetradic#E5B9FF, #FFC2B9, #D3FFB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#ECFDFF

Darker −10%#86EFFF

Darker −20%#53E9FF

Darker −30%#20E2FF

Darker −40%#00CEEC

More saturated +25%#B9F6FF

Less saturated −25%#C2EFF6

Channel breakdown

R185

G246

B255

Red185 (72.5%)

Green246 (96.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue187.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G F6 · B FF

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B9F6FF (chemical formula)

Formula
249.274 g/mol
17 atoms

B9F6FF has a molar mass of 249.274 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × B, 8 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass249.274 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule17

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.1392922 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.415872 × 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

B39%

F61%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 39.029%

Fluorine (F × 8)151.984 g/mol, 60.971%

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