Recognised as Colour

#BACBF8

#BACBF8
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BACBF8 is a blue with RGB values 186, 203, 248 and HSL 224°, 82%, 85%. 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

#BACBF8#BACBF8

HEX#BACBF8

RGBrgb(186, 203, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7961, 0.9725

RGB percentages72.9%, 79.6%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(223.5, 81.6%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 25%, 97.3%)

CMYK25%, 18.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,241,912

CSS custom property--colour: #BACBF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1

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

Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#453407

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDCEFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C9F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AAD4DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 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 text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5 Lavender · ΔE 17.5 Thistle · ΔE 17.6 Sky blue · ΔE 19.1 Light blue · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F8E7BA

Analogous#BAEAF8, #C8BAF8

Triadic#F8BACB, #CBF8BA

Split complementary#F8C8BA, #EAF8BA

Tetradic#F8BAEA, #F8E7BA, #BAF8C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8EEFD

Darker −10%#8CA8F3

Darker −20%#5D85EF

Darker −30%#2F62EA

Darker −40%#1549D1

More saturated +25%#B3C8FF

Less saturated −25%#C3CFEF

Channel breakdown

R186

G203

B248

Red186 (72.9%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue223.55°

Saturation (HSL)81.58%

Lightness85.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G CB · B F8

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BaCBF8 (chemical formula)

Formula
312.135 g/mol
11 atoms

BaCBF8 has a molar mass of 312.135 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 4 elements: 1 × Ba, 1 × C, 1 × B, 8 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass312.135 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements4

Mass of one molecule5.1831236 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.9293385 × 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

Ba44%

C3.8%

B3.5%

F48.7%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 43.997%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 3.848%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 3.463%

Fluorine (F × 8)151.984 g/mol, 48.692%

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