Recognised as Colour

#B7C3DB

#B7C3DB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7C3DB is a blue with RGB values 183, 195, 219 and HSL 220°, 33%, 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

#B7C3DB#B7C3DB

HEX#B7C3DB

RGBrgb(183, 195, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7647, 0.8588

RGB percentages71.8%, 76.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(220, 33.3%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 16.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK16.4%, 11%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,043,227

CSS custom property--colour: #B7C3DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.84:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#483C24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCC4DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C1DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AFC8CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.8 Light blue · ΔE 12.9 Thistle · ΔE 13.2 Silver · ΔE 13.4 Lavender · ΔE 14.1 Light grey · ΔE 14.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.79, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBCFB7

Analogous#B7D5DB, #BDB7DB

Triadic#DBB7C3, #C3DBB7

Split complementary#DBBDB7, #D5DBB7

Tetradic#DBB7D5, #DBCFB7, #B7DBBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFCFD

Lighter +10%#D9DFEC

Darker −10%#95A7CA

Darker −20%#738AB9

Darker −30%#536FA6

Darker −40%#425884

More saturated +25%#AABFE9

Less saturated −25%#C5C8CE

Channel breakdown

R183

G195

B219

Red183 (71.8%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness78.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G C3 · B DB

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B7C3Db (chemical formula)

Formula
379.703 g/mol
11 atoms

B7C3Db has a molar mass of 379.703 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 7 × B, 3 × C, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass379.703 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.3051167 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.5860135 × 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

B19.9%

C9.5%

Db70.6%

Boron (B × 7)75.67 g/mol, 19.929%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 9.49%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 70.581%

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