Recognised as Colour

#BBC2DB

#BBC2DB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBC2DB is a blue with RGB values 187, 194, 219 and HSL 227°, 31%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBC2DB#BBC2DB

HEX#BBC2DB

RGBrgb(187, 194, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7608, 0.8588

RGB percentages73.3%, 76.1%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(226.9, 30.8%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 14.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK14.6%, 11.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,305,115

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC2DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#443D24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBC4DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9C1DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B4C6CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.3 Thistle · ΔE 11.5 Silver · ΔE 13.6 Lavender · ΔE 13.7 Light blue · ΔE 14.6 Light grey · ΔE 14.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.35, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBD4BB

Analogous#BBD2DB, #C4BBDB

Triadic#DBBBC2, #C2DBBB

Split complementary#DBC4BB, #D2DBBB

Tetradic#DBBBD2, #DBD4BB, #BBDBC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFE

Lighter +10%#DCE0ED

Darker −10%#9AA4C9

Darker −20%#7886B8

Darker −30%#5869A5

Darker −40%#465484

More saturated +25%#AEBBE8

Less saturated −25%#C8C9CE

Channel breakdown

R187

G194

B219

Red187 (73.3%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue226.88°

Saturation (HSL)30.77%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G C2 · B DB

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BBC2Db (chemical formula)

Formula
313.642 g/mol
5 atoms

BBC2Db has a molar mass of 313.642 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 2 × C, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass313.642 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.2081479 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.9200683 × 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

B6.9%

C7.7%

Db85.4%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 6.893%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 7.659%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 85.448%

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