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Recognised as Colour

#BAE0F5

  • #BAE0F5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BAE0F5 is a blue with RGB values 186, 224, 245 and HSL 201°, 75%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BAE0F5#BAE0F5
HEX#BAE0F5
RGBrgb(186, 224, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8784, 0.9608
RGB percentages72.9%, 87.8%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(201.4, 74.7%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 24.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK24.1%, 8.6%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,247,285
CSS custom property--colour: #BAE0F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.07:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#451F0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6DEF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD7F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A9E6E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.3Powder blue · ΔE 8.9Light steelblue · ΔE 10.9Sky blue · ΔE 12.7Lavender · ΔE 13.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5CFBA
Analogous#BAF5EC, #BAC3F5
Triadic#F5BAE0, #E0F5BA
Split complementary#F5BAC3, #F5EDBA
Tetradic#ECBAF5, #F5CFBA, #C3F5BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7F4FB
Darker −10%#8DCCEF
Darker −20%#61B8E8
Darker −30%#34A4E2
Darker −40%#1D8AC6
More saturated +25%#B0E3FF
Less saturated −25%#C4DDEB

Channel breakdown

R186
G224
B245
Red186 (72.9%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue201.36°
Saturation (HSL)74.68%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G E0 · B F5

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