Colour

#BDBBC6

#BDBBC6
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BDBBC6 is a blue with RGB values 189, 187, 198 and HSL 251°, 9%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BDBBC6#BDBBC6

HEX#BDBBC6

RGBrgb(189, 187, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7333, 0.7765

RGB percentages74.1%, 73.3%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(250.9, 8.8%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 5.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK4.5%, 5.6%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,434,374

CSS custom property--colour: #BDBBC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#424439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BCC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9BCC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BBBDBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.1 Dark grey · ΔE 9.3 Light grey · ΔE 10.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.9 Thistle · ΔE 11.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.9

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4C6BB

Analogous#BBBEC6, #C3BBC6

Triadic#C6BDBB, #BBC6BD

Split complementary#C6C3BB, #BEC6BB

Tetradic#C6BBBE, #C4C6BB, #BBC6C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F2F5

Lighter +10%#D8D7DD

Darker −10%#A29FAF

Darker −20%#878497

Darker −30%#6E6A7E

Darker −40%#555362

More saturated +25%#B3ABD6

Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R189

G187

B198

Red189 (74.1%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue250.91°

Saturation (HSL)8.8%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G BB · B C6

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BDbBC6 (chemical formula)

Formula
361.686 g/mol
9 atoms

BDbBC6 has a molar mass of 361.686 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × Db, 6 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass361.686 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.0059373 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.665019 × 10^21

Composition by mass

B6%

Db74.1%

C19.9%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 5.978%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 74.097%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 19.925%

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