Recognised as Colour

#B3BFCD

#B3BFCD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B3BFCD is a blue with RGB values 179, 191, 205 and HSL 212°, 21%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B3BFCD#B3BFCD

HEX#B3BFCD

RGBrgb(179, 191, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.749, 0.8039

RGB percentages70.2%, 74.9%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(212.3, 20.6%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 12.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK12.7%, 6.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,780,045

CSS custom property--colour: #B3BFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#4C4032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BABFCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7BCCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#ADC2C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7 Silver · ΔE 8.6 Dark grey · ΔE 11.4 Light grey · ΔE 11.5 Light blue · ΔE 12.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.97, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDC1B3

Analogous#B3CCCD, #B4B3CD

Triadic#CDB3BF, #BFCDB3

Split complementary#CDB4B3, #CCCDB3

Tetradic#CDB3CC, #CDC1B3, #B3CDB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F3F5

Lighter +10%#D2D9E1

Darker −10%#94A5B9

Darker −20%#758BA5

Darker −30%#5C728B

Darker −40%#47596D

More saturated +25%#A3BEDD

Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R179

G191

B205

Red179 (70.2%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue212.31°

Saturation (HSL)20.63%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G BF · B CD

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B3BFCd (chemical formula)

Formula
174.648 g/mol
6 atoms

B3BFCd has a molar mass of 174.648 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 4 × B, 1 × F, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass174.648 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.9000983 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.448159 × 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

B24.8%

F10.9%

Cd64.4%

Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 24.758%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 10.878%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 64.364%

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