Recognised as Colour

#BCF2FF

#BCF2FF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#BCF2FF is a cyan with RGB values 188, 242, 255 and HSL 192°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BCF2FF#BCF2FF

HEX#BCF2FF

RGBrgb(188, 242, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.949, 1

RGB percentages73.7%, 94.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(191.6, 100%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.6, 26.3%, 100%)

CMYK26.3%, 5.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,382,975

CSS custom property--colour: #BCF2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.28:1

Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#430D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8EEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDE5FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A7F8F6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 8 Light blue · ΔE 9.1 Light cyan · ΔE 11 Azure · ΔE 15.3 Alice blue · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.27, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFC9BC

Analogous#BCFFEB, #BCD1FF

Triadic#FFBCF2, #F2FFBC

Split complementary#FFBCD0, #FFEBBC

Tetradic#EBBCFF, #FFC9BC, #D1FFBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EFFCFF

Darker −10%#89E8FF

Darker −20%#56DEFF

Darker −30%#23D4FF

Darker −40%#00C1EF

More saturated +25%#BCF2FF

Less saturated −25%#C4EDF7

Channel breakdown

R188

G242

B255

Red188 (73.7%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue191.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G F2 · B FF

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BCF2FF (chemical formula)

Formula
98.813 g/mol
6 atoms

BCF2FF has a molar mass of 98.813 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × C, 4 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass98.813 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.6408285 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.0944823 × 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

B10.9%

C12.2%

F76.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 10.94%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 12.155%

Fluorine (F × 4)75.992 g/mol, 76.905%

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