Recognised as Colour

#B9C3CB

#B9C3CB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B9C3CB is a blue with RGB values 185, 195, 203 and HSL 207°, 15%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B9C3CB#B9C3CB

HEX#B9C3CB

RGBrgb(185, 195, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7647, 0.7961

RGB percentages72.5%, 76.5%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(206.7, 14.8%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 8.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK8.9%, 3.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,174,283

CSS custom property--colour: #B9C3CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#463C34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0C3CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDC1CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B5C5C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.5 Light grey · ΔE 8.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 10 Dark grey · ΔE 10.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 11 Light blue · ΔE 12.3

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBC1B9

Analogous#B9CBCA, #B9BACB

Triadic#CBB9C3, #C3CBB9

Split complementary#CBB9BA, #CBCAB9

Tetradic#CAB9CB, #CBC1B9, #BACBB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F5F6

Lighter +10%#D6DCE1

Darker −10%#9CAAB5

Darker −20%#7E91A0

Darker −30%#647787

Darker −40%#4E5E6A

More saturated +25%#AAC5DA

Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R185

G195

B203

Red185 (72.5%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue206.67°

Saturation (HSL)14.75%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G C3 · B CB

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B9C3CB (chemical formula)

Formula
156.144 g/mol
14 atoms

B9C3CB has a molar mass of 156.144 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 2 elements: 10 × B, 4 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass156.144 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.5928321 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.8567865 × 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

B69.2%

C30.8%

Boron (B × 10)108.1 g/mol, 69.231%

Carbon (C × 4)48.044 g/mol, 30.769%

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