Recognised as Colour

#B8B7C2

#B8B7C2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#B8B7C2 is a blue with RGB values 184, 183, 194 and HSL 245°, 8%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B8B7C2#B8B7C2

HEX#B8B7C2

RGBrgb(184, 183, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7176, 0.7608

RGB percentages72.2%, 71.8%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(245.5, 8.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 5.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK5.2%, 5.7%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,105,666

CSS custom property--colour: #B8B7C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.59:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#47483D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5B8C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5B8C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B6B9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.6 Dark grey · ΔE 8.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1 Light grey · ΔE 11.4 Thistle · ΔE 12.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.3

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.63, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1C2B7

Analogous#B7BCC2, #BEB7C2

Triadic#C2B8B7, #B7C2B8

Split complementary#C2BEB7, #BCC2B7

Tetradic#C2B7BC, #C1C2B7, #B7C2BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEEEF1

Lighter +10%#D3D3D9

Darker −10%#9D9BAB

Darker −20%#828093

Darker −30%#686779

Darker −40%#514F5E

More saturated +25%#AAA6D3

Less saturated −25%#BDBDBD

Channel breakdown

R184

G183

B194

Red184 (72.2%)

Green183 (71.8%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue245.45°

Saturation (HSL)8.27%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G B7 · B C2

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B8B7C2 (chemical formula)

Formula
186.172 g/mol
17 atoms

B8B7C2 has a molar mass of 186.172 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 2 elements: 15 × B, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass186.172 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule17

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.0914588 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.2347188 × 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

B87.1%

C12.9%

Boron (B × 15)162.15 g/mol, 87.097%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 12.903%

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