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Colour

#BAC6D3

  • #BAC6D3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BAC6D3 is a blue with RGB values 186, 198, 211 and HSL 211°, 22%, 78%. 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

#BAC6D3#BAC6D3
HEX#BAC6D3
RGBrgb(186, 198, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7765, 0.8275
RGB percentages72.9%, 77.6%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(211.2, 22.1%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.2, 11.8%, 82.7%)
CMYK11.8%, 6.2%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,240,595
CSS custom property--colour: #BAC6D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.11:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#45392C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C6D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC3D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#B4C9CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Silver · ΔE 8.2Light grey · ΔE 9.6Light blue · ΔE 11Gainsboro · ΔE 11.6Dark grey · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3C7BA
Analogous#BAD2D3, #BBBAD3
Triadic#D3BAC6, #C6D3BA
Split complementary#D3BBBA, #D3D3BA
Tetradic#D3BAD2, #D3C7BA, #BAD3BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F9FB
Lighter +10%#D9E0E7
Darker −10%#9BACBF
Darker −20%#7C93AB
Darker −30%#5F7995
Darker −40%#4B6076
More saturated +25%#ACC5E1
Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R186
G198
B211
Red186 (72.9%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue211.2°
Saturation (HSL)22.12%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G C6 · B D3

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