Recognised as Colour
#BABAE0
- #BABAE0
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BABAE0 is a blue with RGB values 186, 186, 224 and HSL 240°, 38%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BABAE0#BABAE0
HEX#BABAE0
RGBrgb(186, 186, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7294, 0.8784
RGB percentages72.9%, 72.9%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(240, 38%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 17%, 87.8%)
CMYK17%, 17%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,237,536
CSS custom property--colour: #BABAE0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.19:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#45451F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E0E0BA
Analogous#BACDE0, #CDBAE0
Triadic#E0BABA, #BAE0BA
Split complementary#E0CDBA, #CDE0BA
Tetradic#E0BACD, #E0E0BA, #BAE0CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G186
B224
Red186 (72.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)38%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G BA · B E0
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