Recognised as Colour

#B2CECA

#B2CECA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B2CECA is a cyan with RGB values 178, 206, 202 and HSL 171°, 22%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B2CECA#B2CECA

HEX#B2CECA

RGBrgb(178, 206, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8078, 0.7922

RGB percentages69.8%, 80.8%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(171.4, 22.2%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.4, 13.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK13.6%, 0%, 1.9%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,718,346

CSS custom property--colour: #B2CECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.57:1

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

Contrast with black12.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#4D3135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBCBCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5C6CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#ABCFCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 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 text12.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.6 Silver · ΔE 10.6 Light blue · ΔE 10.8 Light grey · ΔE 10.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.4

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEB2B6

Analogous#B2CEBC, #B2C4CE

Triadic#CAB2CE, #CECAB2

Split complementary#CEB2C4, #CEBCB2

Tetradic#BCB2CE, #CEB2B6, #C4CEB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0F6F5

Lighter +10%#D1E2DF

Darker −10%#93BAB5

Darker −20%#74A69F

Darker −30%#5A8D86

Darker −40%#466E68

More saturated +25%#A2DED5

Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R178

G206

B202

Red178 (69.8%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue171.43°

Saturation (HSL)22.22%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B2 · G CE · B CA

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Also reads as

B2CeCa (chemical formula)

Formula
201.818 g/mol
4 atoms

B2CeCa has a molar mass of 201.818 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × Ce, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass201.818 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.3512667 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.9839463 × 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

B10.7%

Ce69.4%

Ca19.9%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 10.713%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 69.429%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 19.858%

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