Recognised as Colour

#BACCE2

#BACCE2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BACCE2 is a blue with RGB values 186, 204, 226 and HSL 213°, 41%, 81%. 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

#BACCE2#BACCE2

HEX#BACCE2

RGBrgb(186, 204, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8, 0.8863

RGB percentages72.9%, 80%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(213, 40.8%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213, 17.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK17.7%, 9.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,242,146

CSS custom property--colour: #BACCE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.5 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#CACACA

Inverted#45331D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4CCE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C8E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B0D1D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 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 3.7 Light blue · ΔE 9.8 Lavender · ΔE 12.2 Light grey · ΔE 13.4 Silver · ΔE 13.5 Powder blue · ΔE 14.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.7, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2D0BA

Analogous#BAE0E2, #BCBAE2

Triadic#E2BACC, #CCE2BA

Split complementary#E2BCBA, #E0E2BA

Tetradic#E2BAE0, #E2D0BA, #BAE2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DEE7F1

Darker −10%#96B1D3

Darker −20%#7297C4

Darker −30%#4E7CB5

Darker −40%#3E6492

More saturated +25%#AECBEE

Less saturated −25%#C6CDD6

Channel breakdown

R186

G204

B226

Red186 (72.9%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue213°

Saturation (HSL)40.82%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G CC · B E2

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BaCCe2 (chemical formula)

Formula
429.581 g/mol
4 atoms

BaCCe2 has a molar mass of 429.581 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ba, 1 × C, 2 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass429.581 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.1333603 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.4018639 × 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

Ba32%

C2.8%

Ce65.2%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 31.968%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.796%

Cerium (Ce × 2)280.24 g/mol, 65.236%

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