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Recognised as Colour

#BACEE6

  • #BACEE6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BACEE6 is a blue with RGB values 186, 206, 230 and HSL 213°, 47%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BACEE6#BACEE6
HEX#BACEE6
RGBrgb(186, 206, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8078, 0.902
RGB percentages72.9%, 80.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(212.7, 46.8%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 19.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK19.1%, 10.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,242,662
CSS custom property--colour: #BACEE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.06:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#453119

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CEE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1CAE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AFD3D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.7Light blue · ΔE 9.7Lavender · ΔE 12.1Powder blue · ΔE 14.4Light grey · ΔE 14.4Silver · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.74, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6D2BA
Analogous#BAE4E6, #BCBAE6
Triadic#E6BACE, #CEE6BA
Split complementary#E6BCBA, #E4E6BA
Tetradic#E6BAE4, #E6D2BA, #BAE6BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFE9F4
Darker −10%#95B3D8
Darker −20%#6F99CB
Darker −30%#4A7EBD
Darker −40%#38659C
More saturated +25%#AECDF2
Less saturated −25%#C6CFDA

Channel breakdown

R186
G206
B230
Red186 (72.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue212.73°
Saturation (HSL)46.81%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G CE · B E6

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