Recognised as Colour

#BFCDF2

#BFCDF2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFCDF2 is a blue with RGB values 191, 205, 242 and HSL 224°, 66%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFCDF2#BFCDF2

HEX#BFCDF2

RGBrgb(191, 205, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8039, 0.949

RGB percentages74.9%, 80.4%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(223.5, 66.2%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 21.1%, 94.9%)

CMYK21.1%, 15.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,570,098

CSS custom property--colour: #BFCDF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.23:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#40320D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2D0F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BECBF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B3D4D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4 Lavender · ΔE 13.8 Thistle · ΔE 14.9 Light blue · ΔE 16.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5 Sky blue · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F2E4BF

Analogous#BFE7F2, #CBBFF2

Triadic#F2BFCD, #CDF2BF

Split complementary#F2CBBF, #E7F2BF

Tetradic#F2BFE7, #F2E4BF, #BFF2CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E9EEFB

Darker −10%#95ACE9

Darker −20%#6A8BE1

Darker −30%#406AD8

Darker −40%#2750BE

More saturated +25%#B5C9FC

Less saturated −25%#C9D1E8

Channel breakdown

R191

G205

B242

Red191 (74.9%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue223.53°

Saturation (HSL)66.23%

Lightness84.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G CD · B F2

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BFCdF2 (chemical formula)

Formula
180.214 g/mol
5 atoms

BFCdF2 has a molar mass of 180.214 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 3 × F, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass180.214 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.9925239 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.3416609 × 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

B6%

F31.6%

Cd62.4%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.998%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 31.626%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 62.376%

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