Recognised as Colour
#B3BBCA
- #B3BBCA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B3BBCA is a blue with RGB values 179, 187, 202 and HSL 219°, 18%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B3BBCA#B3BBCA
HEX#B3BBCA
RGBrgb(179, 187, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7333, 0.7922
RGB percentages70.2%, 73.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(219.1, 17.8%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 11.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK11.4%, 7.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,779,018
CSS custom property--colour: #B3BBCA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#4C4435
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAC2B3
Analogous#B3C6CA, #B7B3CA
Triadic#CAB3BB, #BBCAB3
Split complementary#CAB7B3, #C6CAB3
Tetradic#CAB3C6, #CAC2B3, #B3CAB7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G187
B202
Red179 (70.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue219.13°
Saturation (HSL)17.83%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G BB · B CA
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B3BBCa (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 94.128 g/mol
- 6 atoms
B3BBCa has a molar mass of 94.128 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 2 elements: 5 × B, 1 × Ca.
Molar mass
Molar mass94.128 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule6
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.5630322 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram6.3978208 × 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
B57.4%
Ca42.6%
Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 57.422%
Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 42.578%
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