Colour

#BAC1D5

#BAC1D5
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BAC1D5 is a blue with RGB values 186, 193, 213 and HSL 224°, 24%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BAC1D5#BAC1D5

HEX#BAC1D5

RGBrgb(186, 193, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7569, 0.8353

RGB percentages72.9%, 75.7%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(224.4, 24.3%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 12.7%, 83.5%)

CMYK12.7%, 9.4%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,239,317

CSS custom property--colour: #BAC1D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#453E2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBC2D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9C0D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B4C5C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.2 Silver · ΔE 10.9 Thistle · ΔE 11.9 Light grey · ΔE 12.7 Light blue · ΔE 13.7 Lavender · ΔE 13.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D5CEBA

Analogous#BACFD5, #C1BAD5

Triadic#D5BAC1, #C1D5BA

Split complementary#D5C1BA, #CFD5BA

Tetradic#D5BACF, #D5CEBA, #BAD5C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9FAFC

Lighter +10%#DADDE8

Darker −10%#9AA5C2

Darker −20%#7B88AE

Darker −30%#5D6D99

Darker −40%#4A5679

More saturated +25%#ACBAE3

Less saturated −25%#C8C8C8

Channel breakdown

R186

G193

B213

Red186 (72.9%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue224.44°

Saturation (HSL)24.32%

Lightness78.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G C1 · B D5

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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