Recognised as Colour

#BCD3F8

#BCD3F8
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCD3F8 is a blue with RGB values 188, 211, 248 and HSL 217°, 81%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCD3F8#BCD3F8

HEX#BCD3F8

RGBrgb(188, 211, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8275, 0.9725

RGB percentages73.7%, 82.7%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(217, 81.1%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217, 24.2%, 97.3%)

CMYK24.2%, 14.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,375,032

CSS custom property--colour: #BCD3F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.81:1

Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#432C07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7D5FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1CFF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#ACDBDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9 Lavender · ΔE 13.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.2 Light blue · ΔE 14.4 Sky blue · ΔE 15.8 Thistle · ΔE 17.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.91, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F8E1BC

Analogous#BCF1F8, #C3BCF8

Triadic#F8BCD3, #D3F8BC

Split complementary#F8C3BC, #F1F8BC

Tetradic#F8BCF1, #F8E1BC, #BCF8C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EAF1FD

Darker −10%#8EB5F3

Darker −20%#6096EE

Darker −30%#3178EA

Darker −40%#165ED2

More saturated +25%#B5D1FF

Less saturated −25%#C5D5EF

Channel breakdown

R188

G211

B248

Red188 (73.7%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue217°

Saturation (HSL)81.08%

Lightness85.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G D3 · B F8

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Harmonies

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BCd3F8 (chemical formula)

Formula
500.024 g/mol
12 atoms

BCd3F8 has a molar mass of 500.024 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 3 × Cd, 8 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass500.024 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.3030939 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2043703 × 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

B2.2%

Cd67.4%

F30.4%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.162%

Cadmium (Cd × 3)337.23 g/mol, 67.443%

Fluorine (F × 8)151.984 g/mol, 30.395%

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