Recognised as Colour

#BEC1CD

#BEC1CD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BEC1CD is a blue with RGB values 190, 193, 205 and HSL 228°, 13%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BEC1CD#BEC1CD

HEX#BEC1CD

RGBrgb(190, 193, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7569, 0.8039

RGB percentages74.5%, 75.7%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(228, 13%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 7.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK7.3%, 5.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,501,453

CSS custom property--colour: #BEC1CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#413E32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEC2CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDC1CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BBC3C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.5 Light grey · ΔE 9.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.2 Dark grey · ΔE 11 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.6 Thistle · ΔE 12.4

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.5, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDCABE

Analogous#BEC9CD, #C3BECD

Triadic#CDBEC1, #C1CDBE

Split complementary#CDC3BE, #C9CDBE

Tetradic#CDBEC9, #CDCABE, #BECDC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F8F9

Lighter +10%#DBDCE3

Darker −10%#A1A6B7

Darker −20%#848AA1

Darker −30%#697089

Darker −40%#53586C

More saturated +25%#B0B8DB

Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R190

G193

B205

Red190 (74.5%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)13.04%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G C1 · B CD

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BeC1Cd (chemical formula)

Formula
133.4332 g/mol
3 atoms

BeC1Cd has a molar mass of 133.4332 g/mol, made up of 3 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Be, 1 × C, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass133.4332 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule3

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.2157104 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.5132252 × 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

Be6.8%

C9%

Cd84.2%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 6.754%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 9.002%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 84.244%

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