Colour

#BAC4E2

#BAC4E2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BAC4E2 is a blue with RGB values 186, 196, 226 and HSL 225°, 41%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BAC4E2#BAC4E2

HEX#BAC4E2

RGBrgb(186, 196, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7686, 0.8863

RGB percentages72.9%, 76.9%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(225, 40.8%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 17.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK17.7%, 13.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,240,098

CSS custom property--colour: #BAC4E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#453B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCC6E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C3E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B1CACEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.2 Thistle · ΔE 12.6 Lavender · ΔE 14.1 Light blue · ΔE 15.1 Silver · ΔE 16.4 Light grey · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.16, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2D8BA

Analogous#BAD8E2, #C4BAE2

Triadic#E2BAC4, #C4E2BA

Split complementary#E2C4BA, #D8E2BA

Tetradic#E2BAD8, #E2D8BA, #BAE2C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DEE3F1

Darker −10%#96A5D3

Darker −20%#7287C4

Darker −30%#4E68B5

Darker −40%#3E5392

More saturated +25%#AEBEEE

Less saturated −25%#C6CAD6

Channel breakdown

R186

G196

B226

Red186 (72.9%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)40.82%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G C4 · B E2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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