Recognised as Colour

#B3B3CF

#B3B3CF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B3B3CF is a blue with RGB values 179, 179, 207 and HSL 240°, 23%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B3B3CF#B3B3CF

HEX#B3B3CF

RGBrgb(179, 179, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.702, 0.8118

RGB percentages70.2%, 70.2%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(240, 22.6%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 13.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK13.5%, 13.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,776,975

CSS custom property--colour: #B3B3CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#4C4C30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ADB6D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACB4CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#ADB7BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.4 Thistle · ΔE 11 Silver · ΔE 15.7 Dark grey · ΔE 15.8 Light grey · ΔE 18.6 Lavender · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFCFB3

Analogous#B3C1CF, #C1B3CF

Triadic#CFB3B3, #B3CFB3

Split complementary#CFC1B3, #C1CFB3

Tetradic#CFB3C1, #CFCFB3, #B3CFC1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F2F6

Lighter +10%#D2D2E3

Darker −10%#9494BB

Darker −20%#7474A8

Darker −30%#5A5A8F

Darker −40%#464670

More saturated +25%#A3A3DF

Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R179

G179

B207

Red179 (70.2%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)22.58%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G B3 · B CF

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B3B3CF (chemical formula)

Formula
95.869 g/mol
8 atoms

B3B3CF has a molar mass of 95.869 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass95.869 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5919422 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.2816351 × 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

B67.7%

C12.5%

F19.8%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 67.655%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 12.529%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 19.817%

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