Recognised as Colour

#BDBBE4

#BDBBE4
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDBBE4 is a blue with RGB values 189, 187, 228 and HSL 243°, 43%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDBBE4#BDBBE4

HEX#BDBBE4

RGBrgb(189, 187, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7333, 0.8941

RGB percentages74.1%, 73.3%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(242.9, 43.2%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 18%, 89.4%)

CMYK17.1%, 18%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,434,404

CSS custom property--colour: #BDBBE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.39:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#42441B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1C0E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1BEE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B5C2C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4 Thistle · ΔE 12.1 Lavender · ΔE 18.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6 Silver · ΔE 22.1 Light blue · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2E4BB

Analogous#BBCDE4, #D2BBE4

Triadic#E4BDBB, #BBE4BD

Split complementary#E4D2BB, #CDE4BB

Tetradic#E4BBCD, #E2E4BB, #BBE4D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E0E0F2

Darker −10%#9A96D6

Darker −20%#7672C7

Darker −30%#534DB9

Darker −40%#403C97

More saturated +25%#B2AFF0

Less saturated −25%#C8C7D8

Channel breakdown

R189

G187

B228

Red189 (74.1%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue242.93°

Saturation (HSL)43.16%

Lightness81.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G BB · B E4

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BDbBe4 (chemical formula)

Formula
314.8588 g/mol
6 atoms

BDbBe4 has a molar mass of 314.8588 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Db, 4 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass314.8588 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.2283534 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.9126481 × 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

B3.4%

Db85.1%

Be11.4%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 3.433%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 85.118%

Beryllium (Be × 4)36.0488 g/mol, 11.449%

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