Recognised as Colour

#B6CCE7

#B6CCE7
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6CCE7 is a blue with RGB values 182, 204, 231 and HSL 213°, 51%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B6CCE7#B6CCE7

HEX#B6CCE7

RGBrgb(182, 204, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8, 0.9059

RGB percentages71.4%, 80%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(213.1, 50.5%, 81%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 21.2%, 90.6%)

CMYK21.2%, 11.7%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,980,007

CSS custom property--colour: #B6CCE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.78:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#493318

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3CDE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDC8E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A9D2D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.9 Light blue · ΔE 10.5 Lavender · ΔE 13.4 Sky blue · ΔE 14.4 Powder blue · ΔE 15.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.88, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7D1B6

Analogous#B6E5E7, #B9B6E7

Triadic#E7B6CC, #CCE7B6

Split complementary#E7B9B6, #E5E7B6

Tetradic#E7B6E5, #E7D1B6, #B6E7B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DCE7F4

Darker −10%#90B1DA

Darker −20%#6996CE

Darker −30%#437CC1

Darker −40%#34639D

More saturated +25%#AACBF3

Less saturated −25%#C2CDDB

Channel breakdown

R182

G204

B231

Red182 (71.4%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue213.06°

Saturation (HSL)50.52%

Lightness80.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G CC · B E7

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B6CCe7 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,057.711 g/mol
14 atoms

B6CCe7 has a molar mass of 1,057.711 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × B, 1 × C, 7 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,057.711 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.7563704 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.6935597 × 10^20

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

B6.1%

C1.1%

Ce92.7%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 6.132%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.136%

Cerium (Ce × 7)980.84 g/mol, 92.732%

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