Recognised as Colour

#BFCEF9

#BFCEF9
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFCEF9 is a blue with RGB values 191, 206, 249 and HSL 224°, 83%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFCEF9#BFCEF9

HEX#BFCEF9

RGBrgb(191, 206, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8078, 0.9765

RGB percentages74.9%, 80.8%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(224.5, 82.9%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 23.3%, 97.6%)

CMYK23.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,570,361

CSS custom property--colour: #BFCEF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.41:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#403106

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1D1FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDCCF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B1D6DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.2 Lavender · ΔE 15.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2 Thistle · ΔE 16.6 Light blue · ΔE 18.7 Sky blue · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F9EABF

Analogous#BFEBF9, #CDBFF9

Triadic#F9BFCE, #CEF9BF

Split complementary#F9CDBF, #EBF9BF

Tetradic#F9BFEB, #F9EABF, #BFF9CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EEF2FD

Darker −10%#90AAF5

Darker −20%#6287F0

Darker −30%#3363EC

Darker −40%#1447D8

More saturated +25%#B9CBFF

Less saturated −25%#C8D2F0

Channel breakdown

R191

G206

B249

Red191 (74.9%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue224.48°

Saturation (HSL)82.86%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G CE · B F9

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BFCeF9 (chemical formula)

Formula
340.91 g/mol
12 atoms

BFCeF9 has a molar mass of 340.91 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 10 × F, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass340.91 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.6609437 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.7664899 × 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

B3.2%

F55.7%

Ce41.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 3.171%

Fluorine (F × 10)189.98 g/mol, 55.727%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 41.102%

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