Colour
#BABDDE
- #BABDDE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BABDDE is a blue with RGB values 186, 189, 222 and HSL 235°, 35%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BABDDE#BABDDE
HEX#BABDDE
RGBrgb(186, 189, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7412, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.9%, 74.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(235, 35.3%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235, 16.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK16.2%, 14.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,238,302
CSS custom property--colour: #BABDDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#454221
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEDBBA
Analogous#BACFDE, #C9BADE
Triadic#DEBABD, #BDDEBA
Split complementary#DEC9BA, #CFDEBA
Tetradic#DEBACF, #DEDBBA, #BADEC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G189
B222
Red186 (72.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue235°
Saturation (HSL)35.29%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G BD · B DE
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