Recognised as Colour
#BCC7F7
- #BCC7F7
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BCC7F7 is a blue with RGB values 188, 199, 247 and HSL 229°, 79%, 85%. 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
#BCC7F7#BCC7F7
HEX#BCC7F7
RGBrgb(188, 199, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7804, 0.9686
RGB percentages73.7%, 78%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(228.8, 78.7%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 23.9%, 96.9%)
CMYK23.9%, 19.4%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,371,959
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC7F7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#433808
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F7ECBC
Analogous#BCE4F7, #CFBCF7
Triadic#F7BCC7, #C7F7BC
Split complementary#F7CFBC, #E4F7BC
Tetradic#F7BCE4, #F7ECBC, #BCF7CF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G199
B247
Red188 (73.7%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue228.81°
Saturation (HSL)78.67%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G C7 · B F7
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BCC7F7 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 239.884 g/mol
- 16 atoms
BCC7F7 has a molar mass of 239.884 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 8 × C, 7 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass239.884 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule16
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule3.9833675 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram2.5104387 × 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
B4.5%
C40.1%
F55.4%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.506%
Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 40.056%
Fluorine (F × 7)132.986 g/mol, 55.438%
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