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Colour

#BABFCD

  • #BABFCD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BABFCD is a blue with RGB values 186, 191, 205 and HSL 224°, 16%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BABFCD#BABFCD
HEX#BABFCD
RGBrgb(186, 191, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.749, 0.8039
RGB percentages72.9%, 74.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(224.2, 16%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 9.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK9.3%, 6.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,238,797
CSS custom property--colour: #BABFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 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#454032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC0CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BABECDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B6C2C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
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

Silver · ΔE 7.7Light steelblue · ΔE 8Light grey · ΔE 10.5Dark grey · ΔE 11.2Thistle · ΔE 12.6Gainsboro · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC8BA
Analogous#BAC8CD, #BEBACD
Triadic#CDBABF, #BFCDBA
Split complementary#CDBEBA, #C8CDBA
Tetradic#CDBAC8, #CDC8BA, #BACDBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F6F8
Lighter +10%#D8DAE2
Darker −10%#9CA4B8
Darker −20%#7F88A2
Darker −30%#646E8A
Darker −40%#4F566C
More saturated +25%#ABB8DC
Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R186
G191
B205
Red186 (72.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue224.21°
Saturation (HSL)15.97%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G BF · B CD

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