Recognised as Colour

#B1BECC

#B1BECC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B1BECC is a blue with RGB values 177, 190, 204 and HSL 211°, 21%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B1BECC#B1BECC

HEX#B1BECC

RGBrgb(177, 190, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7451, 0.8

RGB percentages69.4%, 74.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(211.1, 20.9%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 13.2%, 80%)

CMYK13.2%, 6.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,648,716

CSS custom property--colour: #B1BECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#4E4133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6BBCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AAC1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7 Silver · ΔE 8.8 Dark grey · ΔE 11.3 Light grey · ΔE 11.9 Light blue · ΔE 12.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCBFB1

Analogous#B1CCCC, #B2B1CC

Triadic#CCB1BE, #BECCB1

Split complementary#CCB2B1, #CCCCB1

Tetradic#CCB1CC, #CCBFB1, #B1CCB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFF1F4

Lighter +10%#D0D8E0

Darker −10%#92A4B8

Darker −20%#738BA4

Darker −30%#5A718A

Darker −40%#46586B

More saturated +25%#A1BDDC

Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R177

G190

B204

Red177 (69.4%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue211.11°

Saturation (HSL)20.93%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G BE · B CC

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B1BeCC (chemical formula)

Formula
43.8442 g/mol
4 atoms

B1BeCC has a molar mass of 43.8442 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Be, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass43.8442 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.2805007 × 10^-23 g

Molecules per gram1.3735319 × 10^22

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

B24.7%

Be20.6%

C54.8%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 24.655%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 20.555%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 54.789%

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