Recognised as Colour

#B5BAC9

#B5BAC9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B5BAC9 is a blue with RGB values 181, 186, 201 and HSL 225°, 16%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B5BAC9#B5BAC9

HEX#B5BAC9

RGBrgb(181, 186, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7294, 0.7882

RGB percentages71%, 72.9%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(225, 15.6%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 10%, 78.8%)

CMYK10%, 7.5%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,909,833

CSS custom property--colour: #B5BAC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1

Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#4A4536

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6BBCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4B9C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B1BDBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8 Silver · ΔE 8.5 Dark grey · ΔE 10.4 Light grey · ΔE 12.2 Thistle · ΔE 12.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.03, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9C4B5

Analogous#B5C4C9, #BAB5C9

Triadic#C9B5BA, #BAC9B5

Split complementary#C9BAB5, #C4C9B5

Tetradic#C9B5C4, #C9C4B5, #B5C9BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0F1F4

Lighter +10%#D2D5DF

Darker −10%#989FB3

Darker −20%#7A839E

Darker −30%#616A84

Darker −40%#4B5267

More saturated +25%#A5B2D9

Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R181

G186

B201

Red181 (71%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)15.62%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G BA · B C9

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B5BaC9 (chemical formula)

Formula
299.479 g/mol
15 atoms

B5BaC9 has a molar mass of 299.479 g/mol, made up of 15 atoms across 3 elements: 5 × B, 1 × Ba, 9 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass299.479 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule15

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.9729658 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.0108725 × 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

B18%

Ba45.9%

C36.1%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 18.048%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 45.856%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 36.096%

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