Recognised as Colour

#B4BECD

#B4BECD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B4BECD is a blue with RGB values 180, 190, 205 and HSL 216°, 20%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B4BECD#B4BECD

HEX#B4BECD

RGBrgb(180, 190, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7451, 0.8039

RGB percentages70.6%, 74.5%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(216, 20%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216, 12.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK12.2%, 7.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,845,325

CSS custom property--colour: #B4BECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.19:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#4B4132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BECEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7BCCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AEC1C3no 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 text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.8 Silver · ΔE 8.8 Dark grey · ΔE 11.4 Light grey · ΔE 11.8 Light blue · ΔE 13 Thistle · ΔE 14.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDC3B4

Analogous#B4CBCD, #B6B4CD

Triadic#CDB4BE, #BECDB4

Split complementary#CDB6B4, #CBCDB4

Tetradic#CDB4CB, #CDC3B4, #B4CDB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F3F6

Lighter +10%#D3D9E1

Darker −10%#95A3B9

Darker −20%#7789A4

Darker −30%#5D6F8B

Darker −40%#48576D

More saturated +25%#A4BBDD

Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R180

G190

B205

Red180 (70.6%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue216°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G BE · B CD

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B4BeCd (chemical formula)

Formula
164.6622 g/mol
6 atoms

B4BeCd has a molar mass of 164.6622 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 4 × B, 1 × Be, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass164.6622 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.7342802 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.6572697 × 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

B26.3%

Be5.5%

Cd68.3%

Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 26.26%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 5.473%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 68.267%

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