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Recognised as Colour

#BAE3FF

  • #BAE3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BAE3FF is a blue with RGB values 186, 227, 255 and HSL 204°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BAE3FF#BAE3FF
HEX#BAE3FF
RGBrgb(186, 227, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8902, 1
RGB percentages72.9%, 89%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.3, 100%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.3, 27.1%, 100%)
CMYK27.1%, 11%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,248,063
CSS custom property--colour: #BAE3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.52:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#451C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7E2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDDAFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A5EAECno 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 text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.7Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7Powder blue · ΔE 12.3Sky blue · ΔE 12.3Light skyblue · ΔE 14.1Lavender · ΔE 14.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD6BA
Analogous#BAFFF8, #BAC1FF
Triadic#FFBAE3, #E3FFBA
Split complementary#FFBAC1, #FFF8BA
Tetradic#F9BAFF, #FFD6BA, #C1FFBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDF8FF
Darker −10%#87CEFF
Darker −20%#54BAFF
Darker −30%#21A5FF
Darker −40%#008DED
More saturated +25%#BAE3FF
Less saturated −25%#C3E1F6

Channel breakdown

R186
G227
B255
Red186 (72.9%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G E3 · B FF

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