Recognised as Colour

#BAC5FC

#BAC5FC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BAC5FC is a blue with RGB values 186, 197, 252 and HSL 230°, 92%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BAC5FC#BAC5FC

HEX#BAC5FC

RGBrgb(186, 197, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7725, 0.9882

RGB percentages72.9%, 77.3%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(230, 91.7%, 85.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230, 26.2%, 98.8%)

CMYK26.2%, 21.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,240,380

CSS custom property--colour: #BAC5FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.48:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#453A03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5CAFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1C5FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AACFD8no 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 text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9 Thistle · ΔE 19.7 Lavender · ΔE 22.3 Sky blue · ΔE 23.9 Light blue · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FCF1BA

Analogous#BAE6FC, #D0BAFC

Triadic#FCBAC5, #C5FCBA

Split complementary#FCD0BA, #E6FCBA

Tetradic#FCBAE6, #FCF1BA, #BAFCD0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EBEEFE

Darker −10%#899CFA

Darker −20%#5873F8

Darker −30%#274AF6

Darker −40%#0A2DE0

More saturated +25%#B7C3FF

Less saturated −25%#C3CBF3

Channel breakdown

R186

G197

B252

Red186 (72.9%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue230°

Saturation (HSL)91.67%

Lightness85.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G C5 · B FC

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BaC5FC (chemical formula)

Formula
228.394 g/mol
8 atoms

BaC5FC has a molar mass of 228.394 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ba, 6 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass228.394 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.7925716 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.6367333 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba60.1%

C31.6%

F8.3%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 60.129%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 31.553%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 8.318%

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