Recognised as Colour

#B6C2CD

#B6C2CD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B6C2CD is a blue with RGB values 182, 194, 205 and HSL 209°, 19%, 76%. 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

#B6C2CD#B6C2CD

HEX#B6C2CD

RGBrgb(182, 194, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7608, 0.8039

RGB percentages71.4%, 76.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(208.7, 18.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.7, 11.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK11.2%, 5.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,977,421

CSS custom property--colour: #B6C2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.59:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#493D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEC2CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBBFCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B0C5C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 8.3 Light grey · ΔE 9.8 Dark grey · ΔE 11.2 Light blue · ΔE 11.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.2

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDC1B6

Analogous#B6CDCD, #B6B6CD

Triadic#CDB6C2, #C2CDB6

Split complementary#CDB6B6, #CDCDB6

Tetradic#CDB6CD, #CDC1B6, #B6CDB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F5F6

Lighter +10%#D4DBE2

Darker −10%#98A9B8

Darker −20%#798FA4

Darker −30%#5F768B

Darker −40%#4A5C6D

More saturated +25%#A7C3DC

Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R182

G194

B205

Red182 (71.4%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue208.7°

Saturation (HSL)18.7%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G C2 · B CD

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B6C2Cd (chemical formula)

Formula
201.292 g/mol
9 atoms

B6C2Cd has a molar mass of 201.292 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × B, 2 × C, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass201.292 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.3425323 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.9917437 × 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

B32.2%

C11.9%

Cd55.8%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 32.222%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 11.934%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 55.844%

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