Recognised as Colour

#BCDFF3

#BCDFF3
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#BCDFF3 is a blue with RGB values 188, 223, 243 and HSL 202°, 70%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BCDFF3#BCDFF3

HEX#BCDFF3

RGBrgb(188, 223, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8745, 0.9529

RGB percentages73.7%, 87.5%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(201.8, 69.6%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 22.6%, 95.3%)

CMYK22.6%, 8.2%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,378,099

CSS custom property--colour: #BCDFF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.99:1

Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#43200C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6DDF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CED7F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#ACE5E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.3 Powder blue · ΔE 8.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.5 Lavender · ΔE 12.5 Sky blue · ΔE 13.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F3D0BC

Analogous#BCF3EB, #BCC4F3

Triadic#F3BCDF, #DFF3BC

Split complementary#F3BCC4, #F3ECBC

Tetradic#EBBCF3, #F3D0BC, #C4F3BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7F4FB

Darker −10%#91CAEB

Darker −20%#65B6E4

Darker −30%#3AA1DC

Darker −40%#2287C1

More saturated +25%#B2E2FD

Less saturated −25%#C6DCE9

Channel breakdown

R188

G223

B243

Red188 (73.7%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue201.82°

Saturation (HSL)69.62%

Lightness84.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G DF · B F3

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Harmonies

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BCdFF3 (chemical formula)

Formula
199.212 g/mol
6 atoms

BCdFF3 has a molar mass of 199.212 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Cd, 4 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass199.212 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.3079931 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.0229809 × 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

B5.4%

Cd56.4%

F38.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.426%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 56.427%

Fluorine (F × 4)75.992 g/mol, 38.146%

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