Recognised as Colour
#B6BFE9
- #B6BFE9
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B6BFE9 is a blue with RGB values 182, 191, 233 and HSL 229°, 54%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B6BFE9#B6BFE9
HEX#B6BFE9
RGBrgb(182, 191, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.749, 0.9137
RGB percentages71.4%, 74.9%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(229.4, 53.7%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 21.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK21.9%, 18%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,976,681
CSS custom property--colour: #B6BFE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.62:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#494016
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E9E0B6
Analogous#B6D8E9, #C7B6E9
Triadic#E9B6BF, #BFE9B6
Split complementary#E9C7B6, #D8E9B6
Tetradic#E9B6D8, #E9E0B6, #B6E9C7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G191
B233
Red182 (71.4%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue229.41°
Saturation (HSL)53.68%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G BF · B E9
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B6BFe9 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 578.275 g/mol
- 16 atoms
B6BFe9 has a molar mass of 578.275 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 2 elements: 7 × B, 9 × Fe.
Molar mass
Molar mass578.275 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule16
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule9.6024823 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.0413974 × 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
B13.1%
Fe86.9%
Boron (B × 7)75.67 g/mol, 13.085%
Iron (Fe × 9)502.605 g/mol, 86.915%
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