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Colour

#BACADB

  • #BACADB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BACADB is a blue with RGB values 186, 202, 219 and HSL 211°, 31%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BACADB#BACADB
HEX#BACADB
RGBrgb(186, 202, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7922, 0.8588
RGB percentages72.9%, 79.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(210.9, 31.4%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 15.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK15.1%, 7.8%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,241,627
CSS custom property--colour: #BACADB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#453524

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4CADCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C7DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B2CECFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.4Light blue · ΔE 9.5Silver · ΔE 10.9Light grey · ΔE 11.2Lavender · ΔE 12.6Gainsboro · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBCBBA
Analogous#BADBDB, #BBBADB
Triadic#DBBACA, #CADBBA
Split complementary#DBBABA, #DBDBBA
Tetradic#DBBADB, #DBCBBA, #BADBBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFE
Lighter +10%#DCE4EC
Darker −10%#98B0CA
Darker −20%#7797B8
Darker −30%#567DA6
Darker −40%#456484
More saturated +25%#ADCAE8
Less saturated −25%#C7CACE

Channel breakdown

R186
G202
B219
Red186 (72.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue210.91°
Saturation (HSL)31.43%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G CA · B DB

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