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Recognised as Colour

#BAC5EC

  • #BAC5EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BAC5EC is a blue with RGB values 186, 197, 236 and HSL 227°, 57%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BAC5EC#BAC5EC
HEX#BAC5EC
RGBrgb(186, 197, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7725, 0.9255
RGB percentages72.9%, 77.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(226.8, 56.8%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.8, 21.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK21.2%, 16.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,240,364
CSS custom property--colour: #BAC5EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.29:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#453A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC8EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C4EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AECCD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Thistle · ΔE 14.4Lavender · ΔE 16.2Light skyblue · ΔE 17.2Light blue · ΔE 18.2Sky blue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE1BA
Analogous#BADEEC, #C8BAEC
Triadic#ECBAC5, #C5ECBA
Split complementary#ECC8BA, #DEECBA
Tetradic#ECBADE, #ECE1BA, #BAECC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2E7F7
Darker −10%#92A3E1
Darker −20%#6A82D6
Darker −30%#4260CB
Darker −40%#2F4AAB
More saturated +25%#AFBFF7
Less saturated −25%#C5CBE1

Channel breakdown

R186
G197
B236
Red186 (72.9%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue226.8°
Saturation (HSL)56.82%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G C5 · B EC

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