Recognised as Colour

#B9B6CB

#B9B6CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9B6CB is a blue with RGB values 185, 182, 203 and HSL 249°, 17%, 75%. 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

#B9B6CB#B9B6CB

HEX#B9B6CB

RGBrgb(185, 182, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7137, 0.7961

RGB percentages72.5%, 71.4%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(248.6, 16.8%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 10.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK8.9%, 10.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,170,955

CSS custom property--colour: #B9B6CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1

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

Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#464934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2B9CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2B8CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B6B9BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 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 text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.9 Thistle · ΔE 9.7 Silver · ΔE 11.8 Dark grey · ΔE 12.7 Light grey · ΔE 15 Lavender · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8CBB6

Analogous#B6BECB, #C3B6CB

Triadic#CBB9B6, #B6CBB9

Split complementary#CBC3B6, #BECBB6

Tetradic#CBB6BE, #C8CBB6, #B6CBC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F2F5

Lighter +10%#D6D4E0

Darker −10%#9C98B6

Darker −20%#807AA1

Darker −30%#666187

Darker −40%#504B6A

More saturated +25%#AEA6DB

Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R185

G182

B203

Red185 (72.5%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue248.57°

Saturation (HSL)16.8%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G B6 · B CB

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B9B6CB (chemical formula)

Formula
184.971 g/mol
17 atoms

B9B6CB has a molar mass of 184.971 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 2 elements: 16 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass184.971 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule17

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.0715157 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.2557216 × 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

B93.5%

C6.5%

Boron (B × 16)172.96 g/mol, 93.507%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 6.493%

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