Recognised as Colour

#B1CDC7

#B1CDC7
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B1CDC7 is a cyan with RGB values 177, 205, 199 and HSL 167°, 22%, 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

#B1CDC7#B1CDC7

HEX#B1CDC7

RGBrgb(177, 205, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.8039, 0.7804

RGB percentages69.4%, 80.4%, 78%

HSLhsl(167.1, 21.9%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(167.1, 13.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK13.7%, 0%, 2.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,652,551

CSS custom property--colour: #B1CDC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57133WCAG 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 12.43:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#4E3238

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAC9C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5C5C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AACECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.4 Silver · ΔE 10.8 Light grey · ΔE 11.4 Light blue · ΔE 11.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.8

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDB1B7

Analogous#B1CDB9, #B1C5CD

Triadic#C7B1CD, #CDC7B1

Split complementary#CDB1C5, #CDB9B1

Tetradic#B9B1CD, #CDB1B7, #C5CDB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFF5F4

Lighter +10%#D0E1DD

Darker −10%#92B9B1

Darker −20%#73A59A

Darker −30%#598C81

Darker −40%#466C64

More saturated +25%#A1DDD0

Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R177

G205

B199

Red177 (69.4%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue167.14°

Saturation (HSL)21.88%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B1 · G CD · B C7

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Also reads as

B1CdC7 (chemical formula)

Formula
207.297 g/mol
9 atoms

B1CdC7 has a molar mass of 207.297 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Cd, 7 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass207.297 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.4422477 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.9050786 × 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

B5.2%

Cd54.2%

C40.6%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.215%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 54.227%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 40.559%

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