Recognised as Colour

#BBC5CE

#BBC5CE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBC5CE is a blue with RGB values 187, 197, 206 and HSL 208°, 16%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBC5CE#BBC5CE

HEX#BBC5CE

RGBrgb(187, 197, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7725, 0.8078

RGB percentages73.3%, 77.3%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(208.4, 16.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 9.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK9.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,305,870

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC5CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#443A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2C5CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC3CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B7C7C8no 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 text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.1 Light grey · ΔE 8.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.6 Dark grey · ΔE 11.4 Light blue · ΔE 11.9

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.06, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEC4BB

Analogous#BBCECD, #BBBBCE

Triadic#CEBBC5, #C5CEBB

Split complementary#CEBBBB, #CECDBB

Tetradic#CDBBCE, #CEC4BB, #BBCEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F8F9

Lighter +10%#D9DEE3

Darker −10%#9DACB9

Darker −20%#8092A3

Darker −30%#65798B

Darker −40%#4F5F6E

More saturated +25%#ACC6DD

Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R187

G197

B206

Red187 (73.3%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue208.42°

Saturation (HSL)16.24%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G C5 · B CE

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BBC5Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
221.795 g/mol
8 atoms

BBC5Ce has a molar mass of 221.795 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 5 × C, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass221.795 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.6829926 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.7151833 × 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

B9.7%

C27.1%

Ce63.2%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 9.748%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 27.077%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 63.175%

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