Recognised as Colour

#BEBCD7

#BEBCD7
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BEBCD7 is a blue with RGB values 190, 188, 215 and HSL 244°, 25%, 79%. 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

#BEBCD7#BEBCD7

HEX#BEBCD7

RGBrgb(190, 188, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7373, 0.8431

RGB percentages74.5%, 73.7%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(244.4, 25.2%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 12.6%, 84.3%)

CMYK11.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,500,183

CSS custom property--colour: #BEBCD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.36:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#414328

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6BFD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6BED6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B9C0C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.6 Thistle · ΔE 8.8 Silver · ΔE 14.5 Lavender · ΔE 15.3 Light grey · ΔE 16.3 Dark grey · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D5D7BC

Analogous#BCC8D7, #CBBCD7

Triadic#D7BEBC, #BCD7BE

Split complementary#D7CCBC, #C8D7BC

Tetradic#D7BCC8, #D5D7BC, #BCD7CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFCFD

Lighter +10%#DDDCEA

Darker −10%#9F9CC4

Darker −20%#807CB1

Darker −30%#625D9D

Darker −40%#4E4A7D

More saturated +25%#B3AFE4

Less saturated −25%#C9C9CA

Channel breakdown

R190

G188

B215

Red190 (74.5%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue244.44°

Saturation (HSL)25.23%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G BC · B D7

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BeBCd7 (chemical formula)

Formula
806.6922 g/mol
9 atoms

BeBCd7 has a molar mass of 806.6922 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Be, 1 × B, 7 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass806.6922 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.3395439 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.4652275 × 10^20

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

Be1.1%

B1.3%

Cd97.5%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 1.117%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.34%

Cadmium (Cd × 7)786.87 g/mol, 97.543%

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