Colour

#BAC5FF

#BAC5FF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BAC5FF is a blue with RGB values 186, 197, 255 and HSL 230°, 100%, 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

#BAC5FF#BAC5FF

HEX#BAC5FF

RGBrgb(186, 197, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7725, 1

RGB percentages72.9%, 77.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(230.4, 100%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 27.1%, 100%)

CMYK27.1%, 22.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,240,383

CSS custom property--colour: #BAC5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1

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

Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#453A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0C5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A9D0D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 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 text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6 Thistle · ΔE 21 Lavender · ΔE 23.6 Sky blue · ΔE 25.1 Plum · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFF4BA

Analogous#BAE8FF, #D1BAFF

Triadic#FFBAC5, #C5FFBA

Split complementary#FFD2BA, #E8FFBA

Tetradic#FFBAE8, #FFF4BA, #BAFFD2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EDF0FF

Darker −10%#879AFF

Darker −20%#546FFF

Darker −30%#2144FF

Darker −40%#0026ED

More saturated +25%#BAC5FF

Less saturated −25%#C3CBF6

Channel breakdown

R186

G197

B255

Red186 (72.9%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue230.43°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G C5 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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