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Colour

#BACDFC

  • #BACDFC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BACDFC is a blue with RGB values 186, 205, 252 and HSL 223°, 92%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BACDFC#BACDFC
HEX#BACDFC
RGBrgb(186, 205, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8039, 0.9882
RGB percentages72.9%, 80.4%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(222.7, 91.7%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 26.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK26.2%, 18.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,242,428
CSS custom property--colour: #BACDFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.23:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#453203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BED0FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9CBFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A9D6DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2Lavender · ΔE 18.1Thistle · ΔE 18.7Sky blue · ΔE 19.2Light blue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE9BA
Analogous#BAEEFC, #C8BAFC
Triadic#FCBACD, #CDFCBA
Split complementary#FCC8BA, #EEFCBA
Tetradic#FCBAEE, #FCE9BA, #BAFCC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBF0FE
Darker −10%#89AAFA
Darker −20%#5886F8
Darker −30%#2763F6
Darker −40%#0A47E0
More saturated +25%#B7CCFF
Less saturated −25%#C3D1F3

Channel breakdown

R186
G205
B252
Red186 (72.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue222.73°
Saturation (HSL)91.67%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G CD · B FC

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