Colour

#BAC3DD

#BAC3DD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BAC3DD is a blue with RGB values 186, 195, 221 and HSL 225°, 34%, 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

#BAC3DD#BAC3DD

HEX#BAC3DD

RGBrgb(186, 195, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7647, 0.8667

RGB percentages72.9%, 76.5%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(224.6, 34%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 15.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK15.8%, 11.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,239,837

CSS custom property--colour: #BAC3DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.94:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#453C22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCC5DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9C2DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B2C8CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.7 Thistle · ΔE 12.1 Lavender · ΔE 13.8 Light blue · ΔE 14.2 Silver · ΔE 14.2 Light grey · ΔE 15.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.69, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDD4BA

Analogous#BAD5DD, #C3BADD

Triadic#DDBAC3, #C3DDBA

Split complementary#DDC3BA, #D5DDBA

Tetradic#DDBAD5, #DDD4BA, #BADDC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#DCE1EE

Darker −10%#98A5CC

Darker −20%#7688BB

Darker −30%#546AAA

Darker −40%#435588

More saturated +25%#ADBDEA

Less saturated −25%#C7C9D0

Channel breakdown

R186

G195

B221

Red186 (72.9%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue224.57°

Saturation (HSL)33.98%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G C3 · B DD

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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