Recognised as Colour

#BAC2CE

#BAC2CE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BAC2CE is a blue with RGB values 186, 194, 206 and HSL 216°, 17%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BAC2CE#BAC2CE

HEX#BAC2CE

RGBrgb(186, 194, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7608, 0.8078

RGB percentages72.9%, 76.1%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(216, 16.9%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216, 9.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK9.7%, 5.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,239,566

CSS custom property--colour: #BAC2CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1

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

Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#453D31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEC2CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCC0CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B5C4C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 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 text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7 Light steelblue · ΔE 8.3 Light grey · ΔE 9.5 Dark grey · ΔE 11.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.9 Light blue · ΔE 12.8

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEC6BA

Analogous#BACCCE, #BCBACE

Triadic#CEBAC2, #C2CEBA

Split complementary#CEBCBA, #CCCEBA

Tetradic#CEBACC, #CEC6BA, #BACEBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F7F8

Lighter +10%#D8DCE3

Darker −10%#9CA8B9

Darker −20%#7E8DA4

Darker −30%#63738C

Darker −40%#4E5B6E

More saturated +25%#ABBFDD

Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R186

G194

B206

Red186 (72.9%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue216°

Saturation (HSL)16.95%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G C2 · B CE

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BaC2Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
301.472 g/mol
4 atoms

BaC2Ce has a molar mass of 301.472 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ba, 2 × C, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass301.472 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.0060603 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.9975788 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba45.6%

C8%

Ce46.5%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 45.553%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 7.968%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 46.479%

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