Recognised as Colour

#BCE4F7

#BCE4F7
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#BCE4F7 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 228, 247 and HSL 199°, 79%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BCE4F7#BCE4F7

HEX#BCE4F7

RGBrgb(188, 228, 247)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8941, 0.9686

RGB percentages73.7%, 89.4%, 96.9%

HSLhsl(199.3, 78.7%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.3, 23.9%, 96.9%)

CMYK23.9%, 7.7%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,379,383

CSS custom property--colour: #BCE4F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.58:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#431B08

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAE2F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1DBF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#ABEAEAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.4 Powder blue · ΔE 7.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 13 Sky blue · ΔE 13.4 Lavender · ΔE 13.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F7CFBC

Analogous#BCF7ED, #BCC6F7

Triadic#F7BCE4, #E4F7BC

Split complementary#F7BCC7, #F7EDBC

Tetradic#EDBCF7, #F7CFBC, #C6F7BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EAF6FC

Darker −10%#8ED2F2

Darker −20%#61BFEC

Darker −30%#33ADE7

Darker −40%#1994CE

More saturated +25%#B4E7FF

Less saturated −25%#C5E1EE

Channel breakdown

R188

G228

B247

Red188 (73.7%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue247 (96.9%)

Hue199.32°

Saturation (HSL)78.67%

Lightness85.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G E4 · B F7

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BCe4F7 (chemical formula)

Formula
704.276 g/mol
12 atoms

BCe4F7 has a molar mass of 704.276 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 4 × Ce, 7 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass704.276 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.1694778 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.5508249 × 10^20

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

B1.5%

Ce79.6%

F18.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.535%

Cerium (Ce × 4)560.48 g/mol, 79.582%

Fluorine (F × 7)132.986 g/mol, 18.883%

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