Recognised as Colour

#B6DBCE

#B6DBCE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B6DBCE is a cyan with RGB values 182, 219, 206 and HSL 159°, 34%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B6DBCE#B6DBCE

HEX#B6DBCE

RGBrgb(182, 219, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8588, 0.8078

RGB percentages71.4%, 85.9%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(158.9, 33.9%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(158.9, 16.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK16.9%, 0%, 5.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,983,822

CSS custom property--colour: #B6DBCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.01:1

Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#492431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9D6CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1D1CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AEDCD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.5 Light blue · ΔE 14.4 Light grey · ΔE 14.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.2 Light cyan · ΔE 15.3

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBB6C3

Analogous#B6DBBC, #B6D5DB

Triadic#CEB6DB, #DBCEB6

Split complementary#DBB6D5, #DBBCB6

Tetradic#BCB6DB, #DBB6C3, #D5DBB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFDFC

Lighter +10%#D8ECE5

Darker −10%#94CAB7

Darker −20%#72B9A0

Darker −30%#52A689

Darker −40%#41846C

More saturated +25%#A8E9D2

Less saturated −25%#C4CDCA

Channel breakdown

R182

G219

B206

Red182 (71.4%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue158.92°

Saturation (HSL)33.94%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B6 · G DB · B CE

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B6DbCe (chemical formula)

Formula
472.98 g/mol
8 atoms

B6DbCe has a molar mass of 472.98 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × B, 1 × Db, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass472.98 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.8540177 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2732337 × 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

B13.7%

Db56.7%

Ce29.6%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 13.713%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 56.662%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 29.625%

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