Recognised as Colour

#BCEFE3

#BCEFE3
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BCEFE3 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 239, 227 and HSL 166°, 61%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BCEFE3#BCEFE3

HEX#BCEFE3

RGBrgb(188, 239, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9373, 0.8902

RGB percentages73.7%, 93.7%, 89%

HSLhsl(165.9, 61.4%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(165.9, 21.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK21.3%, 0%, 5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,382,179

CSS custom property--colour: #BCEFE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.59:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#43101C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBE9E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1E2E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AFF1EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 7 Powder blue · ΔE 10.7 Light cyan · ΔE 11.9 Honeydew · ΔE 14.4 Light blue · ΔE 15.8 Azure · ΔE 16.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.97, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFBCC8

Analogous#BCEFCA, #BCE2EF

Triadic#E3BCEF, #EFE3BC

Split complementary#EFBCE2, #EFCABC

Tetradic#CABCEF, #EFBCC8, #E2EFBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E5F9F4

Darker −10%#93E5D2

Darker −20%#6ADBC1

Darker −30%#40D2AF

Darker −40%#2BB494

More saturated +25%#B2F9E8

Less saturated −25%#C6E5DE

Channel breakdown

R188

G239

B227

Red188 (73.7%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue165.88°

Saturation (HSL)61.45%

Lightness83.73%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G EF · B E3

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BCeFe3 (chemical formula)

Formula
318.465 g/mol
5 atoms

BCeFe3 has a molar mass of 318.465 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Ce, 3 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass318.465 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.2882357 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.8909898 × 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

B3.4%

Ce44%

Fe52.6%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 3.394%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 43.999%

Iron (Fe × 3)167.535 g/mol, 52.607%

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