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Colour

#BAEAEF

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

#BAEAEF is a cyan with RGB values 186, 234, 239 and HSL 186°, 62%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BAEAEF#BAEAEF
HEX#BAEAEF
RGBrgb(186, 234, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.9176, 0.9373
RGB percentages72.9%, 91.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(185.7, 62.4%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.7, 22.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK22.2%, 2.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,249,839
CSS custom property--colour: #BAEAEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.1:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#451510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E6EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DEEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A9EEEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.5Light blue · ΔE 7.8Light cyan · ΔE 10.2Azure · ΔE 14.4Alice blue · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.54, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFBFBA
Analogous#BAEFD9, #BACFEF
Triadic#EFBAEA, #EAEFBA
Split complementary#EFBACF, #EFD9BA
Tetradic#DABAEF, #EFBFBA, #CFEFBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3F7F9
Darker −10%#91DDE5
Darker −20%#67D1DC
Darker −30%#3EC4D2
Darker −40%#2AA6B3
More saturated +25%#AFF3FA
Less saturated −25%#C5E1E4

Channel breakdown

R186
G234
B239
Red186 (72.9%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue185.66°
Saturation (HSL)62.35%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G EA · B EF

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