Recognised as Colour

#BCC4CD

#BCC4CD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BCC4CD is a blue with RGB values 188, 196, 205 and HSL 212°, 15%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BCC4CD#BCC4CD

HEX#BCC4CD

RGBrgb(188, 196, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7686, 0.8039

RGB percentages73.7%, 76.9%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(211.8, 14.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.8, 8.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK8.3%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,371,149

CSS custom property--colour: #BCC4CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#433B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C4CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC2CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B8C6C7no 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 text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.6 Light grey · ΔE 8 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.5 Dark grey · ΔE 11 Light blue · ΔE 12.6

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDC5BC

Analogous#BCCDCD, #BDBCCD

Triadic#CDBCC4, #C4CDBC

Split complementary#CDBDBC, #CDCDBC

Tetradic#CDBCCD, #CDC5BC, #BCCDBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F7F9

Lighter +10%#D9DEE3

Darker −10%#9FAAB7

Darker −20%#8291A1

Darker −30%#677789

Darker −40%#515E6C

More saturated +25%#ADC3DC

Less saturated −25%#C5C5C5

Channel breakdown

R188

G196

B205

Red188 (73.7%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue211.76°

Saturation (HSL)14.53%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G C4 · B CD

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BCC4Cd (chemical formula)

Formula
183.275 g/mol
7 atoms

BCC4Cd has a molar mass of 183.275 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 5 × C, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass183.275 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.043353 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.2858495 × 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

B5.9%

C32.8%

Cd61.3%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.898%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 32.768%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 61.334%

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