Colour
#BABEDE
- #BABEDE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BABEDE is a blue with RGB values 186, 190, 222 and HSL 233°, 35%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BABEDE#BABEDE
HEX#BABEDE
RGBrgb(186, 190, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7451, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.9%, 74.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(233.3, 35.3%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 16.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK16.2%, 14.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,238,558
CSS custom property--colour: #BABEDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#454121
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEDABA
Analogous#BAD0DE, #C8BADE
Triadic#DEBABE, #BEDEBA
Split complementary#DEC8BA, #D0DEBA
Tetradic#DEBAD0, #DEDABA, #BADEC8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G190
B222
Red186 (72.9%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue233.33°
Saturation (HSL)35.29%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G BE · B DE
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