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Recognised as Colour

#BADAF3

  • #BADAF3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BADAF3 is a blue with RGB values 186, 218, 243 and HSL 206°, 70%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BADAF3#BADAF3
HEX#BADAF3
RGBrgb(186, 218, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8549, 0.9529
RGB percentages72.9%, 85.5%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(206.3, 70.4%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 23.5%, 95.3%)
CMYK23.5%, 10.3%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,245,747
CSS custom property--colour: #BADAF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.41:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#45250C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D9F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D3F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AAE0E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.3Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Powder blue · ΔE 11.8Lavender · ΔE 12.5Sky blue · ΔE 12.8Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3D3BA
Analogous#BAF3EF, #BABEF3
Triadic#F3BADA, #DAF3BA
Split complementary#F3BABE, #F3F0BA
Tetradic#EFBAF3, #F3D3BA, #BDF3BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5F1FB
Darker −10%#8FC3EB
Darker −20%#63ABE4
Darker −30%#3894DC
Darker −40%#217AC0
More saturated +25%#B0DBFD
Less saturated −25%#C4D9E9

Channel breakdown

R186
G218
B243
Red186 (72.9%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue206.32°
Saturation (HSL)70.37%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G DA · B F3

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