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Colour

#BAC9CC

  • #BAC9CC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BAC9CC is a cyan with RGB values 186, 201, 204 and HSL 190°, 15%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BAC9CC#BAC9CC
HEX#BAC9CC
RGBrgb(186, 201, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7882, 0.8
RGB percentages72.9%, 78.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(190, 15%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190, 8.8%, 80%)
CMYK8.8%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,241,356
CSS custom property--colour: #BAC9CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#453633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C8CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3C5CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B5CBCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6Light grey · ΔE 7.2Gainsboro · ΔE 9.6Light blue · ΔE 11.1Dark grey · ΔE 12.1Powder blue · ΔE 12.4
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.98, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCBDBA
Analogous#BACCC6, #BAC0CC
Triadic#CCBAC9, #C9CCBA
Split complementary#CCBAC0, #CCC6BA
Tetradic#C6BACC, #CCBDBA, #C0CCBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F7F7
Lighter +10%#D7E0E2
Darker −10%#9DB2B6
Darker −20%#7F9BA1
Darker −30%#658288
Darker −40%#4F666B
More saturated +25%#ABD3DB
Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R186
G201
B204
Red186 (72.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue190°
Saturation (HSL)15%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G C9 · B CC

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