Recognised as Colour
#BAD1FF
- #BAD1FF
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BAD1FF is a blue with RGB values 186, 209, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BAD1FF#BAD1FF
HEX#BAD1FF
RGBrgb(186, 209, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8196, 1
RGB percentages72.9%, 82%, 100%
HSLhsl(220, 100%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 27.1%, 100%)
CMYK27.1%, 18%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,243,455
CSS custom property--colour: #BAD1FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.65:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#452E00
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FFE8BA
Analogous#BAF4FF, #C6BAFF
Triadic#FFBAD1, #D1FFBA
Split complementary#FFC6BA, #F3FFBA
Tetradic#FFBAF3, #FFE8BA, #BAFFC6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G209
B255
Red186 (72.9%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G D1 · B FF
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