Recognised as Colour

#BCBFE9

#BCBFE9
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCBFE9 is a blue with RGB values 188, 191, 233 and HSL 236°, 51%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCBFE9#BCBFE9

HEX#BCBFE9

RGBrgb(188, 191, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.749, 0.9137

RGB percentages73.7%, 74.9%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(236, 50.6%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236, 19.3%, 91.4%)

CMYK19.3%, 18%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,369,897

CSS custom property--colour: #BCBFE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.77:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#434016

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4C3EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2C0E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B2C6CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7 Thistle · ΔE 13.3 Lavender · ΔE 18.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8 Light blue · ΔE 21.5 Sky blue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E9E6BC

Analogous#BCD6E9, #D0BCE9

Triadic#E9BCBF, #BFE9BC

Split complementary#E9D0BC, #D6E9BC

Tetradic#E9BCD5, #E9E6BC, #BCE9D0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E2E4F6

Darker −10%#969ADC

Darker −20%#6F76D0

Darker −30%#4951C3

Darker −40%#363DA3

More saturated +25%#B1B5F4

Less saturated −25%#C7C9DE

Channel breakdown

R188

G191

B233

Red188 (73.7%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue236°

Saturation (HSL)50.56%

Lightness82.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G BF · B E9

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BCBFe9 (chemical formula)

Formula
536.236 g/mol
12 atoms

BCBFe9 has a molar mass of 536.236 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × C, 9 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass536.236 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.9044083 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.1230393 × 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

B4%

C2.2%

Fe93.7%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 4.032%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.24%

Iron (Fe × 9)502.605 g/mol, 93.728%

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