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Recognised as Colour

#BAE4E8

  • #BAE4E8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BAE4E8 is a cyan with RGB values 186, 228, 232 and HSL 185°, 50%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BAE4E8#BAE4E8
HEX#BAE4E8
RGBrgb(186, 228, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8941, 0.9098
RGB percentages72.9%, 89.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(185.2, 50%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 19.8%, 91%)
CMYK19.8%, 1.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,248,296
CSS custom property--colour: #BAE4E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.35:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#451B17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDE0E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5DAE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ACE7E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.7Light blue · ΔE 6.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.3Light cyan · ΔE 10.8Gainsboro · ΔE 14.2Azure · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.7, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8BEBA
Analogous#BAE8D5, #BACDE8
Triadic#E8BAE4, #E4E8BA
Split complementary#E8BACD, #E8D5BA
Tetradic#D5BAE8, #E8BEBA, #CDE8BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0F3F5
Darker −10%#94D5DB
Darker −20%#6DC6CF
Darker −30%#47B7C2
Darker −40%#3597A1
More saturated +25%#AFEEF4
Less saturated −25%#C5DBDC

Channel breakdown

R186
G228
B232
Red186 (72.9%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue185.22°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G E4 · B E8

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