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Colour

#BAC2DF

  • #BAC2DF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BAC2DF is a blue with RGB values 186, 194, 223 and HSL 227°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BAC2DF#BAC2DF
HEX#BAC2DF
RGBrgb(186, 194, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7608, 0.8745
RGB percentages72.9%, 76.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(227, 36.6%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227, 16.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK16.6%, 13%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,239,583
CSS custom property--colour: #BAC2DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.87:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#453D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC4E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C1DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B2C7CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.4Thistle · ΔE 11.9Lavender · ΔE 14.4Light blue · ΔE 15.4Silver · ΔE 15.7Light grey · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.42, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFD7BA
Analogous#BAD4DF, #C5BADF
Triadic#DFBAC2, #C2DFBA
Split complementary#DFC5BA, #D5DFBA
Tetradic#DFBAD4, #DFD7BA, #BADFC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDE1EF
Darker −10%#97A3CF
Darker −20%#7484BF
Darker −30%#5166AF
Darker −40%#41518C
More saturated +25%#ADBBEC
Less saturated −25%#C7C9D2

Channel breakdown

R186
G194
B223
Red186 (72.9%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue227.03°
Saturation (HSL)36.63%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G C2 · B DF

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