Recognised as Colour

#BACAF2

#BACAF2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BACAF2 is a blue with RGB values 186, 202, 242 and HSL 223°, 68%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BACAF2#BACAF2

HEX#BACAF2

RGBrgb(186, 202, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7922, 0.949

RGB percentages72.9%, 79.2%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(222.9, 68.3%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 23.1%, 94.9%)

CMYK23.1%, 16.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,241,650

CSS custom property--colour: #BACAF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59091WCAG 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 12.82:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#45350D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BECDF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9C8F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#ACD2D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.6 Lavender · ΔE 15.8 Thistle · ΔE 16 Light blue · ΔE 17.3 Sky blue · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F2E2BA

Analogous#BAE6F2, #C6BAF2

Triadic#F2BACA, #CAF2BA

Split complementary#F2C6BA, #E6F2BA

Tetradic#F2BAE6, #F2E2BA, #BAF2C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E5EBFA

Darker −10%#8FA9EA

Darker −20%#6488E2

Darker −30%#3967DA

Darker −40%#244FBC

More saturated +25%#B0C6FC

Less saturated −25%#C4CEE8

Channel breakdown

R186

G202

B242

Red186 (72.9%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)68.29%

Lightness83.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G CA · B F2

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Also reads as

BaCaF2 (chemical formula)

Formula
215.404 g/mol
4 atoms

BaCaF2 has a molar mass of 215.404 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ba, 1 × Ca, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass215.404 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.5768676 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.7957423 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba63.8%

Ca18.6%

F17.6%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 63.755%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 18.606%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 17.639%

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