Recognised as Colour

#B9CDCE

#B9CDCE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B9CDCE is a cyan with RGB values 185, 205, 206 and HSL 183°, 18%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B9CDCE#B9CDCE

HEX#B9CDCE

RGBrgb(185, 205, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8039, 0.8078

RGB percentages72.5%, 80.4%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(182.9, 17.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.9, 10.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK10.2%, 0.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,176,846

CSS custom property--colour: #B9CDCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#463231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CACBCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6C8CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#B3CFCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.8 Light grey · ΔE 8 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.8 Light blue · ΔE 10.1 Powder blue · ΔE 10.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.82, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEBAB9

Analogous#B9CEC4, #B9C2CE

Triadic#CEB9CD, #CDCEB9

Split complementary#CEB9C2, #CEC4B9

Tetradic#C4B9CE, #CEBAB9, #C3CEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F8F8

Lighter +10%#D7E2E3

Darker −10%#9BB8B9

Darker −20%#7DA2A4

Darker −30%#628A8C

Darker −40%#4D6C6E

More saturated +25%#AADADD

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R185

G205

B206

Red185 (72.5%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue182.86°

Saturation (HSL)17.65%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G CD · B CE

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Also reads as

B9CdCe (chemical formula)

Formula
349.82 g/mol
11 atoms

B9CdCe has a molar mass of 349.82 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × B, 1 × Cd, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass349.82 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.8088978 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.721497 × 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

B27.8%

Cd32.1%

Ce40.1%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 27.811%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 32.134%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 40.055%

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