Recognised as Colour

#B7DBCD

#B7DBCD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B7DBCD is a cyan with RGB values 183, 219, 205 and HSL 157°, 33%, 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

#B7DBCD#B7DBCD

HEX#B7DBCD

RGBrgb(183, 219, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.8588, 0.8039

RGB percentages71.8%, 85.9%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(156.7, 33.3%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(156.7, 16.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK16.4%, 0%, 6.4%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,049,357

CSS custom property--colour: #B7DBCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.03:1

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

Contrast with black14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#482432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9D6CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2D1CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AFDCD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 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 text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.1 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12 Light grey · ΔE 14.9 Light blue · ΔE 14.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.2 Light cyan · ΔE 15.4

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBB7C5

Analogous#B7DBBB, #B7D7DB

Triadic#CDB7DB, #DBCDB7

Split complementary#DBB7D7, #DBBBB7

Tetradic#BBB7DB, #DBB7C5, #D7DBB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFDFC

Lighter +10%#D9ECE5

Darker −10%#95CAB5

Darker −20%#73B99E

Darker −30%#53A686

Darker −40%#42846A

More saturated +25%#AAE9D0

Less saturated −25%#C5CECA

Channel breakdown

R183

G219

B205

Red183 (71.8%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue156.67°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness78.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B7 · G DB · B CD

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Also reads as

B7DbCd (chemical formula)

Formula
456.08 g/mol
9 atoms

B7DbCd has a molar mass of 456.08 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 7 × B, 1 × Db, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass456.08 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.5733866 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.3204133 × 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

B16.6%

Db58.8%

Cd24.6%

Boron (B × 7)75.67 g/mol, 16.591%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 58.762%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 24.647%

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