Recognised as Colour

#B6C3DB

#B6C3DB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6C3DB is a blue with RGB values 182, 195, 219 and HSL 219°, 34%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B6C3DB#B6C3DB

HEX#B6C3DB

RGBrgb(182, 195, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7647, 0.8588

RGB percentages71.4%, 76.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(218.9, 33.9%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 16.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK16.9%, 11%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,977,691

CSS custom property--colour: #B6C3DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.82:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#493C24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCC4DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C1DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#ADC8CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.5 Light blue · ΔE 12.7 Silver · ΔE 13.5 Thistle · ΔE 13.5 Lavender · ΔE 14.2 Light grey · ΔE 14.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.48, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBCEB6

Analogous#B6D5DB, #BCB6DB

Triadic#DBB6C3, #C3DBB6

Split complementary#DBBCB6, #D5DBB6

Tetradic#DBB6D5, #DBCEB6, #B6DBBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFBFD

Lighter +10%#D8DFEC

Darker −10%#94A7CA

Darker −20%#728BB9

Darker −30%#526FA6

Darker −40%#415984

More saturated +25%#A8BFE9

Less saturated −25%#C4C7CD

Channel breakdown

R182

G195

B219

Red182 (71.4%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue218.92°

Saturation (HSL)33.94%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G C3 · B DB

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B6C3Db (chemical formula)

Formula
368.893 g/mol
10 atoms

B6C3Db has a molar mass of 368.893 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × B, 3 × C, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass368.893 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.1256124 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.6324898 × 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

B17.6%

C9.8%

Db72.6%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 17.582%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 9.768%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 72.65%

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