Recognised as Colour

#BADBF2

#BADBF2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#BADBF2 is a blue with RGB values 186, 219, 242 and HSL 205°, 68%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BADBF2#BADBF2

HEX#BADBF2

RGBrgb(186, 219, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8588, 0.949

RGB percentages72.9%, 85.9%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(204.6, 68.3%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.6, 23.1%, 94.9%)

CMYK23.1%, 9.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,246,002

CSS custom property--colour: #BADBF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.5:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#45240D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1DAF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAD4F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AAE1E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 8.7 Powder blue · ΔE 10.7 Lavender · ΔE 12.5 Sky blue · ΔE 12.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.31, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F2D1BA

Analogous#BAF2ED, #BABFF2

Triadic#F2BADB, #DBF2BA

Split complementary#F2BABF, #F2EDBA

Tetradic#EDBAF2, #F2D1BA, #BFF2BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E5F1FA

Darker −10%#8FC5EA

Darker −20%#64AEE2

Darker −30%#3998DA

Darker −40%#247EBC

More saturated +25%#B0DDFC

Less saturated −25%#C4D9E8

Channel breakdown

R186

G219

B242

Red186 (72.9%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue204.64°

Saturation (HSL)68.29%

Lightness83.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G DB · B F2

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BaDbF2 (chemical formula)

Formula
443.326 g/mol
4 atoms

BaDbF2 has a molar mass of 443.326 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ba, 1 × Db, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass443.326 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.3616014 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.3584001 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba31%

Db60.5%

F8.6%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 30.977%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 60.452%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 8.571%

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