Colour
#BABAD2
- #BABAD2
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BABAD2 is a blue with RGB values 186, 186, 210 and HSL 240°, 21%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BABAD2#BABAD2
HEX#BABAD2
RGBrgb(186, 186, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7294, 0.8235
RGB percentages72.9%, 72.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(240, 21.1%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 11.4%, 82.4%)
CMYK11.4%, 11.4%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,237,522
CSS custom property--colour: #BABAD2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.04:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#45452D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D2D2BA
Analogous#BAC6D2, #C6BAD2
Triadic#D2BABA, #BAD2BA
Split complementary#D2C6BA, #C6D2BA
Tetradic#D2BAC6, #D2D2BA, #BAD2C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G186
B210
Red186 (72.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)21.05%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G BA · B D2
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