Recognised as Colour

#BCC5CD

#BCC5CD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BCC5CD is a blue with RGB values 188, 197, 205 and HSL 208°, 15%, 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

#BCC5CD#BCC5CD

HEX#BCC5CD

RGBrgb(188, 197, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7725, 0.8039

RGB percentages73.7%, 77.3%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(208.2, 14.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 8.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK8.3%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,371,405

CSS custom property--colour: #BCC5CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.01:1

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

Contrast with black12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#433A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2C5CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C3CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B8C7C7no 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 text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.5 Light grey · ΔE 7.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.2 Dark grey · ΔE 11.2 Light blue · ΔE 12.3

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDC4BC

Analogous#BCCDCD, #BCBDCD

Triadic#CDBCC5, #C5CDBC

Split complementary#CDBCBD, #CDCDBC

Tetradic#CDBCCD, #CDC4BC, #BDCDBC

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%#9FACB7

Darker −20%#8292A1

Darker −30%#677989

Darker −40%#515F6C

More saturated +25%#ADC6DC

Less saturated −25%#C5C5C5

Channel breakdown

R188

G197

B205

Red188 (73.7%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue208.24°

Saturation (HSL)14.53%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G C5 · B CD

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BCC5Cd (chemical formula)

Formula
195.286 g/mol
8 atoms

BCC5Cd has a molar mass of 195.286 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 6 × C, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass195.286 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.2428003 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.0837545 × 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

B5.5%

C36.9%

Cd57.6%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.535%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 36.903%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 57.562%

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