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Recognised as Colour

#BAD0DB

  • #BAD0DB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BAD0DB is a blue with RGB values 186, 208, 219 and HSL 200°, 31%, 79%. 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 blue.

Colour values

#BAD0DB#BAD0DB
HEX#BAD0DB
RGBrgb(186, 208, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8157, 0.8588
RGB percentages72.9%, 81.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(200, 31.4%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 15.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK15.1%, 5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,243,163
CSS custom property--colour: #BAD0DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.13:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#452F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CACFDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CBDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B1D3D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7Light steelblue · ΔE 9Light grey · ΔE 9.7Powder blue · ΔE 9.8Silver · ΔE 10.5Gainsboro · ΔE 11
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBC5BA
Analogous#BADBD5, #BAC0DB
Triadic#DBBAD0, #D0DBBA
Split complementary#DBBAC0, #DBD5BA
Tetradic#D5BADB, #DBC5BA, #C0DBBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFE
Lighter +10%#DCE7EC
Darker −10%#98B9CA
Darker −20%#77A2B8
Darker −30%#568BA6
Darker −40%#456F84
More saturated +25%#ADD4E8
Less saturated −25%#C7CCCE

Channel breakdown

R186
G208
B219
Red186 (72.9%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)31.43%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G D0 · B DB

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