Recognised as Colour

#B6C2CA

#B6C2CA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B6C2CA is a blue with RGB values 182, 194, 202 and HSL 204°, 16%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B6C2CA#B6C2CA

HEX#B6C2CA

RGBrgb(182, 194, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7608, 0.7922

RGB percentages71.4%, 76.1%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(204, 15.9%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204, 9.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK9.9%, 4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,977,418

CSS custom property--colour: #B6C2CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.56:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#493D35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFC1CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCBFCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B1C4C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6 Light grey · ΔE 9.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9 Dark grey · ΔE 10.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.7 Light blue · ΔE 12

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CABEB6

Analogous#B6CAC8, #B6B8CA

Triadic#CAB6C2, #C2CAB6

Split complementary#CAB6B8, #CAC8B6

Tetradic#C8B6CA, #CABEB6, #B8CAB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F3F5

Lighter +10%#D4DBDF

Darker −10%#98A9B5

Darker −20%#7B919F

Darker −30%#617786

Darker −40%#4C5D68

More saturated +25%#A6C5DA

Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R182

G194

B202

Red182 (71.4%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue204°

Saturation (HSL)15.87%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G C2 · B CA

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B6C2Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
128.96 g/mol
9 atoms

B6C2Ca has a molar mass of 128.96 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × B, 2 × C, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass128.96 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.1414312 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.6697742 × 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

B50.3%

C18.6%

Ca31.1%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 50.295%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 18.627%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 31.078%

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