Colour

#B5DBDB

#B5DBDB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B5DBDB is a cyan with RGB values 181, 219, 219 and HSL 180°, 35%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B5DBDB#B5DBDB

HEX#B5DBDB

RGBrgb(181, 219, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.8588, 0.8588

RGB percentages71%, 85.9%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(180, 34.5%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 17.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK17.4%, 0%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,918,299

CSS custom property--colour: #B5DBDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.12:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#4A2424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6D7DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#CED1DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A9DEDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.4 Light blue · ΔE 7.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.2 Light grey · ΔE 13.1 Light cyan · ΔE 13.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.4

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.44, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBB5B5

Analogous#B5DBC8, #B5C8DB

Triadic#DBB5DB, #DBDBB5

Split complementary#DBB5C8, #DBC8B5

Tetradic#C8B5DB, #DBB5B5, #C8DBB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFCFC

Lighter +10%#D7ECEC

Darker −10%#93CACA

Darker −20%#70BABA

Darker −30%#51A6A6

Darker −40%#408484

More saturated +25%#A7E9E9

Less saturated −25%#C3CDCD

Channel breakdown

R181

G219

B219

Red181 (71%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)34.55%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR B5 · G DB · B DB

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B5DbDb (chemical formula)

Formula
590.05 g/mol
7 atoms

B5DbDb has a molar mass of 590.05 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 2 elements: 5 × B, 2 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass590.05 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.7980108 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0206153 × 10^21

Composition by mass

B9.2%

Db90.8%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 9.16%

Dubnium (Db × 2)536 g/mol, 90.84%

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