Recognised as Colour

#BCC9DB

#BCC9DB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCC9DB is a blue with RGB values 188, 201, 219 and HSL 215°, 30%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCC9DB#BCC9DB

HEX#BCC9DB

RGBrgb(188, 201, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7882, 0.8588

RGB percentages73.7%, 78.8%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(214.8, 30.1%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 14.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK14.2%, 8.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,372,443

CSS custom property--colour: #BCC9DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#433624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3C9DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C6DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#B5CDCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.2 Light blue · ΔE 10.7 Silver · ΔE 10.8 Light grey · ΔE 11.2 Lavender · ΔE 12.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.21, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBCEBC

Analogous#BCD9DB, #BFBCDB

Triadic#DBBCC9, #C9DBBC

Split complementary#DBBFBC, #D9DBBC

Tetradic#DBBCD9, #DBCEBC, #BCDBBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#DDE4ED

Darker −10%#9BAEC9

Darker −20%#7A94B7

Darker −30%#5979A5

Darker −40%#476184

More saturated +25%#AFC7E8

Less saturated −25%#C9CBCE

Channel breakdown

R188

G201

B219

Red188 (73.7%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue214.84°

Saturation (HSL)30.1%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G C9 · B DB

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Harmonies

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BCC9Db (chemical formula)

Formula
398.92 g/mol
12 atoms

BCC9Db has a molar mass of 398.92 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 10 × C, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass398.92 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.6242224 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.5096111 × 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

B2.7%

C30.1%

Db67.2%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.71%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 30.109%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 67.181%

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