Recognised as Colour

#BBCBE6

#BBCBE6
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBCBE6 is a blue with RGB values 187, 203, 230 and HSL 218°, 46%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBCBE6#BBCBE6

HEX#BBCBE6

RGBrgb(187, 203, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7961, 0.902

RGB percentages73.3%, 79.6%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(217.7, 46.2%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 18.7%, 90.2%)

CMYK18.7%, 11.7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,307,430

CSS custom property--colour: #BBCBE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.8:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#443419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2CCE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEC8E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B0D0D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.2 Light blue · ΔE 11.9 Lavender · ΔE 12.4 Thistle · ΔE 14.4 Light grey · ΔE 15.5 Silver · ΔE 15.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.18, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E6D6BB

Analogous#BBE0E6, #C1BBE6

Triadic#E6BBCB, #CBE6BB

Split complementary#E6C1BB, #E1E6BB

Tetradic#E6BBE0, #E6D6BB, #BBE6C1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E0E8F4

Darker −10%#96AED8

Darker −20%#7092CB

Darker −30%#4B75BD

Darker −40%#395E9C

More saturated +25%#AFC8F2

Less saturated −25%#C7CEDA

Channel breakdown

R187

G203

B230

Red187 (73.3%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue217.67°

Saturation (HSL)46.24%

Lightness81.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G CB · B E6

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BBCBe6 (chemical formula)

Formula
87.7042 g/mol
9 atoms

BBCBe6 has a molar mass of 87.7042 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × C, 6 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass87.7042 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.4563625 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.8664223 × 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

B24.7%

C13.7%

Be61.7%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 24.651%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 13.695%

Beryllium (Be × 6)54.0732 g/mol, 61.654%

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