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Colour

#BAECFF

  • #BAECFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BAECFF is a cyan with RGB values 186, 236, 255 and HSL 197°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BAECFF#BAECFF
HEX#BAECFF
RGBrgb(186, 236, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.9255, 1
RGB percentages72.9%, 92.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(196.5, 100%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.5, 27.1%, 100%)
CMYK27.1%, 7.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,250,367
CSS custom property--colour: #BAECFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.53:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#451300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6E0FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A4F2F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.4Powder blue · ΔE 8.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.2Light cyan · ΔE 13.3Sky blue · ΔE 13.7Alice blue · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCDBA
Analogous#BAFFEF, #BACAFF
Triadic#FFBAEC, #ECFFBA
Split complementary#FFBACA, #FFEFBA
Tetradic#EFBAFF, #FFCDBA, #CAFFBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDFAFF
Darker −10%#87DEFF
Darker −20%#54D0FF
Darker −30%#21C2FF
Darker −40%#00ACED
More saturated +25%#BAECFF
Less saturated −25%#C3E8F6

Channel breakdown

R186
G236
B255
Red186 (72.9%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue196.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G EC · B FF

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