Recognised as Colour

#BCC9F4

#BCC9F4
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCC9F4 is a blue with RGB values 188, 201, 244 and HSL 226°, 72%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCC9F4#BCC9F4

HEX#BCC9F4

RGBrgb(188, 201, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7882, 0.9569

RGB percentages73.7%, 78.8%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(226.1, 71.8%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.1, 23%, 95.7%)

CMYK23%, 17.6%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,372,468

CSS custom property--colour: #BCC9F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.8:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#43360B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDCCF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C8F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AED1D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9 Thistle · ΔE 16 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.6 Lavender · ΔE 16.7 Light blue · ΔE 19.3 Sky blue · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F4E7BC

Analogous#BCE5F4, #CBBCF4

Triadic#F4BCC9, #C9F4BC

Split complementary#F4CBBC, #E5F4BC

Tetradic#F4BCE5, #F4E7BC, #BCF4CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8ECFB

Darker −10%#90A6ED

Darker −20%#6482E6

Darker −30%#395FDE

Darker −40%#2046C4

More saturated +25%#B2C4FE

Less saturated −25%#C6CEEA

Channel breakdown

R188

G201

B244

Red188 (73.7%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue226.07°

Saturation (HSL)71.79%

Lightness84.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G C9 · B F4

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BCC9F4 (chemical formula)

Formula
206.912 g/mol
15 atoms

BCC9F4 has a molar mass of 206.912 g/mol, made up of 15 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 10 × C, 4 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass206.912 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule15

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.4358546 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.9104841 × 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

B5.2%

C58%

F36.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.224%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 58.049%

Fluorine (F × 4)75.992 g/mol, 36.727%

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