Recognised as Colour

#B9B5CF

#B9B5CF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9B5CF is a blue with RGB values 185, 181, 207 and HSL 249°, 21%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B9B5CF#B9B5CF

HEX#B9B5CF

RGBrgb(185, 181, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7098, 0.8118

RGB percentages72.5%, 71%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(249.2, 21.3%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 12.6%, 81.2%)

CMYK10.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,170,703

CSS custom property--colour: #B9B5CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.57:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#464A30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0B8D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0B7CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B5B9BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9 Thistle · ΔE 9.2 Silver · ΔE 14.5 Dark grey · ΔE 15.2 Light grey · ΔE 17.2 Lavender · ΔE 17.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.99, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBCFB5

Analogous#B5BECF, #C6B5CF

Triadic#CFB9B5, #B5CFB9

Split complementary#CFC6B5, #BECFB5

Tetradic#CFB5BE, #CBCFB5, #B5CFC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F3F7

Lighter +10%#D6D4E3

Darker −10%#9C96BB

Darker −20%#7E77A7

Darker −30%#645C8F

Darker −40%#4E4870

More saturated +25%#AEA6DE

Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R185

G181

B207

Red185 (72.5%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue249.23°

Saturation (HSL)21.31%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G B5 · B CF

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B9B5CF (chemical formula)

Formula
182.349 g/mol
16 atoms

B9B5CF has a molar mass of 182.349 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 3 elements: 14 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass182.349 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule16

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.0279764 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.3025357 × 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

B83%

C6.6%

F10.4%

Boron (B × 14)151.34 g/mol, 82.995%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 6.587%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 10.418%

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