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Recognised as Colour

#BAC8FA

  • #BAC8FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BAC8FA is a blue with RGB values 186, 200, 250 and HSL 227°, 86%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BAC8FA#BAC8FA
HEX#BAC8FA
RGBrgb(186, 200, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7843, 0.9804
RGB percentages72.9%, 78.4%, 98%
HSLhsl(226.9, 86.5%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 25.6%, 98%)
CMYK25.6%, 20%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,241,146
CSS custom property--colour: #BAC8FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#453705

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9CCFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5C7F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AAD1D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Light skyblue · ΔE 17Thistle · ΔE 18.4Lavender · ΔE 19.8Sky blue · ΔE 21.4Light blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAECBA
Analogous#BAE8FA, #CCBAFA
Triadic#FABAC8, #C8FABA
Split complementary#FACCBA, #E8FABA
Tetradic#FABAE8, #FAECBA, #BAFACC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAEEFD
Darker −10%#8AA2F7
Darker −20%#5B7CF3
Darker −30%#2B56F0
Darker −40%#103CD8
More saturated +25%#B5C5FF
Less saturated −25%#C3CDF1

Channel breakdown

R186
G200
B250
Red186 (72.9%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue226.88°
Saturation (HSL)86.49%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G C8 · B FA

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