Recognised as Colour

#BBC3F2

#BBC3F2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBC3F2 is a blue with RGB values 187, 195, 242 and HSL 231°, 68%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBC3F2#BBC3F2

HEX#BBC3F2

RGBrgb(187, 195, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7647, 0.949

RGB percentages73.3%, 76.5%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(231.3, 67.9%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 22.7%, 94.9%)

CMYK22.7%, 19.4%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,305,394

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC3F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.2:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#443C0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6C7F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3C3F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AECBD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3 Thistle · ΔE 16.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5 Lavender · ΔE 19.2 Sky blue · ΔE 22.1 Light blue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F2EABB

Analogous#BBDFF2, #CEBBF2

Triadic#F2BBC3, #C3F2BB

Split complementary#F2CEBB, #DEF2BB

Tetradic#F2BBDE, #F2EABB, #BBF2CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E6E9FA

Darker −10%#909DEA

Darker −20%#6577E2

Darker −30%#3B52D9

Darker −40%#243ABD

More saturated +25%#B1BCFC

Less saturated −25%#C5CAE8

Channel breakdown

R187

G195

B242

Red187 (73.3%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue231.27°

Saturation (HSL)67.9%

Lightness84.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G C3 · B F2

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BBC3F2 (chemical formula)

Formula
95.649 g/mol
7 atoms

BBC3F2 has a molar mass of 95.649 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 3 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass95.649 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.588289 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.2960833 × 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

B22.6%

C37.7%

F39.7%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 22.603%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 37.672%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 39.724%

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