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Recognised as Colour

#BAC6DF

  • #BAC6DF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BAC6DF is a blue with RGB values 186, 198, 223 and HSL 221°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BAC6DF#BAC6DF
HEX#BAC6DF
RGBrgb(186, 198, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7765, 0.8745
RGB percentages72.9%, 77.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(220.5, 36.6%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 16.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK16.6%, 11.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,240,607
CSS custom property--colour: #BAC6DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.23:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#453920

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC7E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC4DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B1CBCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3Light blue · ΔE 12.8Thistle · ΔE 13.1Lavender · ΔE 13.1Silver · ΔE 14Light grey · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.95, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFD3BA
Analogous#BAD9DF, #C1BADF
Triadic#DFBAC6, #C6DFBA
Split complementary#DFC1BA, #D9DFBA
Tetradic#DFBAD9, #DFD3BA, #BADFC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDE3EF
Darker −10%#97A9CF
Darker −20%#748CBF
Darker −30%#5170AF
Darker −40%#41598C
More saturated +25%#ADC2EC
Less saturated −25%#C7CAD2

Channel breakdown

R186
G198
B223
Red186 (72.9%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue220.54°
Saturation (HSL)36.63%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G C6 · B DF

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