Recognised as Colour

#B8BFDB

#B8BFDB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8BFDB is a blue with RGB values 184, 191, 219 and HSL 228°, 33%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B8BFDB#B8BFDB

HEX#B8BFDB

RGBrgb(184, 191, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.749, 0.8588

RGB percentages72.2%, 74.9%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(228, 32.7%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 16%, 85.9%)

CMYK16%, 12.8%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,107,739

CSS custom property--colour: #B8BFDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#474024

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7C1DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5BFDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B0C4C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.6 Thistle · ΔE 11.7 Lavender · ΔE 15.1 Silver · ΔE 15.1 Light blue · ΔE 15.8 Light grey · ΔE 16.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.63, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBD4B8

Analogous#B8D1DB, #C3B8DB

Triadic#DBB8BF, #BFDBB8

Split complementary#DBC3B8, #D1DBB8

Tetradic#DBB8D1, #DBD4B8, #B8DBC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFCFD

Lighter +10%#DADEEC

Darker −10%#96A0CA

Darker −20%#7482B9

Darker −30%#5464A6

Darker −40%#435084

More saturated +25%#ABB7E8

Less saturated −25%#C5C7CE

Channel breakdown

R184

G191

B219

Red184 (72.2%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)32.71%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G BF · B DB

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B8BFDb (chemical formula)

Formula
384.288 g/mol
11 atoms

B8BFDb has a molar mass of 384.288 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × B, 1 × F, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass384.288 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.3812524 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.5670905 × 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

B25.3%

F4.9%

Db69.7%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 25.317%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 4.944%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 69.739%

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