Recognised as Colour

#BDBCC9

#BDBCC9
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BDBCC9 is a blue with RGB values 189, 188, 201 and HSL 245°, 11%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BDBCC9#BDBCC9

HEX#BDBCC9

RGBrgb(189, 188, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7373, 0.7882

RGB percentages74.1%, 73.7%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(244.6, 10.7%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.6, 6.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK6%, 6.5%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,434,633

CSS custom property--colour: #BDBCC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.2:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#424336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BDCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9BDC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BBBEC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9 Dark grey · ΔE 10.2 Light grey · ΔE 10.5 Thistle · ΔE 11.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.07, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8C9BC

Analogous#BCC2C9, #C3BCC9

Triadic#C9BDBC, #BCC9BD

Split complementary#C9C3BC, #C2C9BC

Tetradic#C9BCC2, #C8C9BC, #BCC9C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F4F7

Lighter +10%#D9D8E0

Darker −10%#A1A0B2

Darker −20%#85849B

Darker −30%#6B6983

Darker −40%#545366

More saturated +25%#B0ADD8

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R189

G188

B201

Red189 (74.1%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue244.62°

Saturation (HSL)10.74%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G BC · B C9

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BDbCC9 (chemical formula)

Formula
398.92 g/mol
12 atoms

BDbCC9 has a molar mass of 398.92 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Db, 10 × C.

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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%

Db67.2%

C30.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.71%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 67.181%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 30.109%

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