Recognised as Colour

#B1CCCC

#B1CCCC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B1CCCC is a cyan with RGB values 177, 204, 204 and HSL 180°, 21%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B1CCCC#B1CCCC

HEX#B1CCCC

RGBrgb(177, 204, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.8, 0.8

RGB percentages69.4%, 80%, 80%

HSLhsl(180, 20.9%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 13.2%, 80%)

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

24-bit integer11,652,300

CSS custom property--colour: #B1CCCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.38:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#4E3333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8C9CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3C5CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A9CECCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.3 Light blue · ΔE 9.4 Silver · ΔE 9.8 Light grey · ΔE 10.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.2 Dark grey · ΔE 14.5

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCB1B1

Analogous#B1CCBF, #B1BFCC

Triadic#CCB1CC, #CCCCB1

Split complementary#CCB1BF, #CCBFB1

Tetradic#BFB1CC, #CCB1B1, #BFCCB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFF4F4

Lighter +10%#D0E0E0

Darker −10%#92B8B8

Darker −20%#73A4A4

Darker −30%#5A8A8A

Darker −40%#466B6B

More saturated +25%#A1DCDC

Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R177

G204

B204

Red177 (69.4%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)20.93%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR B1 · G CC · B CC

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B1CCCC (chemical formula)

Formula
58.854 g/mol
5 atoms

B1CCCC has a molar mass of 58.854 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 4 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass58.854 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.7729366 × 10^-23 g

Molecules per gram1.0232339 × 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

B18.4%

C81.6%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 18.367%

Carbon (C × 4)48.044 g/mol, 81.633%

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