Recognised as Colour

#B9C3CE

#B9C3CE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B9C3CE is a blue with RGB values 185, 195, 206 and HSL 211°, 18%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B9C3CE#B9C3CE

HEX#B9C3CE

RGBrgb(185, 195, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7647, 0.8078

RGB percentages72.5%, 76.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(211.4, 17.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 10.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK10.2%, 5.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,174,286

CSS custom property--colour: #B9C3CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1

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

Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#463C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFC3CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDC1CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B4C5C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 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 text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 8.5 Light grey · ΔE 9.2 Dark grey · ΔE 11.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.6 Light blue · ΔE 12.1

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.83, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEC4B9

Analogous#B9CDCE, #B9B9CE

Triadic#CEB9C3, #C3CEB9

Split complementary#CEB9B9, #CDCEB9

Tetradic#CEB9CD, #CEC4B9, #B9CEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F6F8

Lighter +10%#D7DDE3

Darker −10%#9BA9B9

Darker −20%#7D90A4

Darker −30%#62768C

Darker −40%#4D5D6E

More saturated +25%#AAC2DD

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R185

G195

B206

Red185 (72.5%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue211.43°

Saturation (HSL)17.65%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G C3 · B CE

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B9C3Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
273.443 g/mol
13 atoms

B9C3Ce has a molar mass of 273.443 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × B, 3 × C, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass273.443 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.5406278 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.2023386 × 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

B35.6%

C13.2%

Ce51.2%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 35.58%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 13.178%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 51.243%

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