Recognised as Colour

#BEC4CB

#BEC4CB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BEC4CB is a blue with RGB values 190, 196, 203 and HSL 212°, 11%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BEC4CB#BEC4CB

HEX#BEC4CB

RGBrgb(190, 196, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7686, 0.7961

RGB percentages74.5%, 76.9%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(212.3, 11.1%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 6.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK6.4%, 3.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,502,219

CSS custom property--colour: #BEC4CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.95:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#413B34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2C4CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C3CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BBC6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.4 Light grey · ΔE 7.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.8 Dark grey · ΔE 10.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 11 Light blue · ΔE 13.4

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.44, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBC5BE

Analogous#BECBCB, #BFBECB

Triadic#CBBEC4, #C4CBBE

Split complementary#CBBFBE, #CBCBBE

Tetradic#CBBECB, #CBC5BE, #BECBBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F7F8

Lighter +10%#DADEE2

Darker −10%#A2AAB4

Darker −20%#85919E

Darker −30%#6B7785

Darker −40%#545E69

More saturated +25%#AFC3DA

Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R190

G196

B203

Red190 (74.5%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue212.31°

Saturation (HSL)11.11%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G C4 · B CB

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BeC4CB (chemical formula)

Formula
79.8772 g/mol
7 atoms

BeC4CB has a molar mass of 79.8772 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Be, 5 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass79.8772 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.3263921 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram7.5392487 × 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

Be11.3%

C75.2%

B13.5%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 11.283%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 75.184%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 13.533%

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