Recognised as Colour

#BBC8CE

#BBC8CE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBC8CE is a cyan with RGB values 187, 200, 206 and HSL 199°, 16%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBC8CE#BBC8CE

HEX#BBC8CE

RGBrgb(187, 200, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7843, 0.8078

RGB percentages73.3%, 78.4%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(198.9, 16.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.9, 9.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK9.2%, 2.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,306,638

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC8CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.27:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#443731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5C7CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2C5CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B6CACAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.9 Light grey · ΔE 7.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 11 Light blue · ΔE 11.1 Dark grey · ΔE 11.9

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.94, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEC1BB

Analogous#BBCECA, #BBBECE

Triadic#CEBBC8, #C8CEBB

Split complementary#CEBBBE, #CECABB

Tetradic#CABBCE, #CEC1BB, #BECEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F8F9

Lighter +10%#D9E0E3

Darker −10%#9DB0B9

Darker −20%#8098A3

Darker −30%#657F8B

Darker −40%#4F646E

More saturated +25%#ACCDDD

Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R187

G200

B206

Red187 (73.3%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue198.95°

Saturation (HSL)16.24%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G C8 · B CE

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BBC8Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
257.828 g/mol
11 atoms

BBC8Ce has a molar mass of 257.828 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 8 × C, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass257.828 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.2813347 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.3357202 × 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

B8.4%

C37.3%

Ce54.3%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 8.385%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 37.268%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 54.346%

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