Colour

#BAC3DF

#BAC3DF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BAC3DF is a blue with RGB values 186, 195, 223 and HSL 225°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BAC3DF#BAC3DF

HEX#BAC3DF

RGBrgb(186, 195, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7647, 0.8745

RGB percentages72.9%, 76.5%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(225.4, 36.6%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 16.6%, 87.5%)

CMYK16.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,239,839

CSS custom property--colour: #BAC3DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.96:1

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

Contrast with black11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#453C20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBC5E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C2DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B2C8CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 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 text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.9 Thistle · ΔE 12.1 Lavender · ΔE 14 Light blue · ΔE 14.8 Silver · ΔE 15.2 Light grey · ΔE 16.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.92, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DFD6BA

Analogous#BAD6DF, #C4BADF

Triadic#DFBAC3, #C3DFBA

Split complementary#DFC4BA, #D6DFBA

Tetradic#DFBAD6, #DFD6BA, #BADFC4

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%#97A5CF

Darker −20%#7486BF

Darker −30%#5168AF

Darker −40%#41538C

More saturated +25%#ADBDEC

Less saturated −25%#C7C9D2

Channel breakdown

R186

G195

B223

Red186 (72.9%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue225.41°

Saturation (HSL)36.63%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G C3 · B DF

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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