Recognised as Colour

#BCB6DB

#BCB6DB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#BCB6DB is a blue with RGB values 188, 182, 219 and HSL 250°, 34%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BCB6DB#BCB6DB

HEX#BCB6DB

RGBrgb(188, 182, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7137, 0.8588

RGB percentages73.7%, 71.4%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(249.7, 33.9%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 16.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK14.2%, 16.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,367,579

CSS custom property--colour: #BCB6DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.85:1

Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#434924

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AEBBDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEBADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B6BCC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4 Lavender · ΔE 19 Silver · ΔE 20.2 Dark grey · ΔE 21.1 Light grey · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D5DBB6

Analogous#B6C2DB, #CFB6DB

Triadic#DBBCB6, #B6DBBC

Split complementary#DBCFB6, #C3DBB6

Tetradic#DBB6C2, #D5DBB6, #B6DBCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFAFD

Lighter +10%#DBD8EC

Darker −10%#9D94CA

Darker −20%#7D72B9

Darker −30%#6052A6

Darker −40%#4C4184

More saturated +25%#B3A8E9

Less saturated −25%#C5C4CD

Channel breakdown

R188

G182

B219

Red188 (73.7%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue249.73°

Saturation (HSL)33.94%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G B6 · B DB

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Harmonies

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BCB6Db (chemical formula)

Formula
355.681 g/mol
9 atoms

BCB6Db has a molar mass of 355.681 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 7 × B, 1 × C, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass355.681 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.906222 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.6931297 × 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

B21.3%

C3.4%

Db75.3%

Boron (B × 7)75.67 g/mol, 21.275%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 3.377%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 75.348%

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