Recognised as Colour

#B2CCDB

#B2CCDB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#B2CCDB is a blue with RGB values 178, 204, 219 and HSL 202°, 36%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B2CCDB#B2CCDB

HEX#B2CCDB

RGBrgb(178, 204, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8, 0.8588

RGB percentages69.8%, 80%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(202, 36.3%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202, 18.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK18.7%, 6.8%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,717,851

CSS custom property--colour: #B2CCDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.55:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#4D3324

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5CBDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC6DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A7D0D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 6.8 Powder blue · ΔE 10.4 Silver · ΔE 12.1 Light grey · ΔE 12.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.33, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBC1B2

Analogous#B2DBD5, #B2B8DB

Triadic#DBB2CC, #CCDBB2

Split complementary#DBB2B8, #DBD5B2

Tetradic#D5B2DB, #DBC1B2, #B8DBB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8FAFB

Lighter +10%#D5E3EB

Darker −10%#8FB5CB

Darker −20%#6C9EBB

Darker −30%#4E86A6

Darker −40%#3D6A84

More saturated +25%#A4D0E9

Less saturated −25%#C0C8CD

Channel breakdown

R178

G204

B219

Red178 (69.8%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue201.95°

Saturation (HSL)36.28%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G CC · B DB

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B2CCdB (chemical formula)

Formula
156.851 g/mol
5 atoms

B2CCdB has a molar mass of 156.851 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 3 × B, 1 × C, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass156.851 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.6045721 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.8394022 × 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

B20.7%

C7.7%

Cd71.7%

Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 20.676%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 7.658%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 71.667%

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