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Colour

#BAC4FA

  • #BAC4FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BAC4FA is a blue with RGB values 186, 196, 250 and HSL 231°, 86%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BAC4FA#BAC4FA
HEX#BAC4FA
RGBrgb(186, 196, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7686, 0.9804
RGB percentages72.9%, 76.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(230.6, 86.5%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 25.6%, 98%)
CMYK25.6%, 21.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,240,122
CSS custom property--colour: #BAC4FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#453B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5C9FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1C4F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#AACED6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 19Thistle · ΔE 19.2Lavender · ΔE 22Sky blue · ΔE 23.8Light blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF0BA
Analogous#BAE4FA, #D0BAFA
Triadic#FABAC4, #C4FABA
Split complementary#FAD0BA, #E4FABA
Tetradic#FABAE4, #FAF0BA, #BAFAD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAEDFD
Darker −10%#8A9BF7
Darker −20%#5B73F3
Darker −30%#2B4AF0
Darker −40%#102FD8
More saturated +25%#B5C1FF
Less saturated −25%#C3CAF1

Channel breakdown

R186
G196
B250
Red186 (72.9%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue230.62°
Saturation (HSL)86.49%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G C4 · B FA

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