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Colour

#BAD0EF

  • #BAD0EF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BAD0EF is a blue with RGB values 186, 208, 239 and HSL 215°, 62%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BAD0EF#BAD0EF
HEX#BAD0EF
RGBrgb(186, 208, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8157, 0.9373
RGB percentages72.9%, 81.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(215.1, 62.4%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 22.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK22.2%, 13%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,243,183
CSS custom property--colour: #BAD0EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61783WCAG 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 13.36:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#452F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D1F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0CCEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#ACD7DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5Light blue · ΔE 11.9Lavender · ΔE 12.9Sky blue · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 15Thistle · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFD9BA
Analogous#BAEAEF, #BFBAEF
Triadic#EFBAD0, #D0EFBA
Split complementary#EFBFBA, #EAEFBA
Tetradic#EFBAEA, #EFD9BA, #BAEFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3ECF9
Darker −10%#91B4E5
Darker −20%#6798DC
Darker −30%#3E7BD2
Darker −40%#2A63B3
More saturated +25%#AFCEFA
Less saturated −25%#C5D2E4

Channel breakdown

R186
G208
B239
Red186 (72.9%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue215.09°
Saturation (HSL)62.35%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G D0 · B EF

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