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Recognised as Colour

#BAA9F6

  • #BAA9F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BAA9F6 is a blue with RGB values 186, 169, 246 and HSL 253°, 81%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BAA9F6#BAA9F6
HEX#BAA9F6
RGBrgb(186, 169, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6627, 0.9647
RGB percentages72.9%, 66.3%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(253.2, 81.1%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 31.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK24.4%, 31.3%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,233,206
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA9F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#455609

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B5F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B3F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AEB6C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Thistle · ΔE 29.1Light steelblue · ΔE 31.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5F6A9
Analogous#A9BEF6, #E1A9F6
Triadic#F6BAA9, #A9F6BA
Split complementary#F6E1A9, #BEF6A9
Tetradic#F6A9BE, #E5F6A9, #A9F6E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFD7FB
Darker −10%#957BF1
Darker −20%#704DEC
Darker −30%#4B1EE8
Darker −40%#3A14BF
More saturated +25%#B5A0FF
Less saturated −25%#C1B5EA

Channel breakdown

R186
G169
B246
Red186 (72.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue253.25°
Saturation (HSL)81.05%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G A9 · B F6

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