Recognised as Colour

#BCD4FE

#BCD4FE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCD4FE is a blue with RGB values 188, 212, 254 and HSL 218°, 97%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCD4FE#BCD4FE

HEX#BCD4FE

RGBrgb(188, 212, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8314, 0.9961

RGB percentages73.7%, 83.1%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(218.2, 97.1%, 86.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 26%, 99.6%)

CMYK26%, 16.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,375,294

CSS custom property--colour: #BCD4FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.99:1

Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#432B01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6D6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0D0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AADDE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9 Lavender · ΔE 15.6 Light blue · ΔE 16.7 Sky blue · ΔE 16.8 Thistle · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEE6BC

Analogous#BCF5FE, #C5BCFE

Triadic#FEBCD4, #D4FEBC

Split complementary#FEC5BC, #F5FEBC

Tetradic#FEBCF5, #FEE6BC, #BCFEC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EEF4FF

Darker −10%#8AB4FD

Darker −20%#5893FD

Darker −30%#2573FC

Darker −40%#0457EB

More saturated +25%#BBD4FF

Less saturated −25%#C5D6F6

Channel breakdown

R188

G212

B254

Red188 (73.7%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue218.18°

Saturation (HSL)97.06%

Lightness86.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G D4 · B FE

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BCd4Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
516.295 g/mol
6 atoms

BCd4Fe has a molar mass of 516.295 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 4 × Cd, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass516.295 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.5732802 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.1664147 × 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

B2.1%

Cd87.1%

Fe10.8%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.094%

Cadmium (Cd × 4)449.64 g/mol, 87.09%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 10.816%

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