Recognised as Colour
#BBCCF8
- #BBCCF8
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BBCCF8 is a blue with RGB values 187, 204, 248 and HSL 223°, 81%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BBCCF8#BBCCF8
HEX#BBCCF8
RGBrgb(187, 204, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8, 0.9725
RGB percentages73.3%, 80%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(223.3, 81.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 24.6%, 97.3%)
CMYK24.6%, 17.7%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,307,704
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCCF8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.11:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#443307
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F8E7BB
Analogous#BBEBF8, #C9BBF8
Triadic#F8BBCC, #CCF8BB
Split complementary#F8C9BB, #EBF8BB
Tetradic#F8BBEB, #F8E7BB, #BBF8C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G204
B248
Red187 (73.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue223.28°
Saturation (HSL)81.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G CC · B F8
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BBCCF8 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 197.626 g/mol
- 12 atoms
BBCCF8 has a molar mass of 197.626 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 2 × C, 8 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass197.626 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule12
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule3.2816569 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram3.0472411 × 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
B10.9%
C12.2%
F76.9%
Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 10.94%
Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 12.155%
Fluorine (F × 8)151.984 g/mol, 76.905%
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