Recognised as Colour
#BBC7FF
- #BBC7FF
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BBC7FF is a blue with RGB values 187, 199, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BBC7FF#BBC7FF
HEX#BBC7FF
RGBrgb(187, 199, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7804, 1
RGB percentages73.3%, 78%, 100%
HSLhsl(229.4, 100%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 26.7%, 100%)
CMYK26.7%, 22%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,306,431
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC7FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#443800
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FFF3BB
Analogous#BBE9FF, #D1BBFF
Triadic#FFBBC7, #C7FFBB
Split complementary#FFD1BB, #E9FFBB
Tetradic#FFBBE9, #FFF3BB, #BBFFD1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G199
B255
Red187 (73.3%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C7 · B FF
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BBC7FF (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 143.693 g/mol
- 11 atoms
BBC7FF has a molar mass of 143.693 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 7 × C, 2 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass143.693 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule11
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule2.3860784 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram4.1909771 × 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
B15%
C58.5%
F26.4%
Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 15.046%
Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 58.512%
Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 26.442%
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