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Recognised as Colour

#BAF8FA

  • #BAF8FA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BAF8FA is a cyan with RGB values 186, 248, 250 and HSL 182°, 86%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BAF8FA#BAF8FA
HEX#BAF8FA
RGBrgb(186, 248, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.9725, 0.9804
RGB percentages72.9%, 97.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(181.9, 86.5%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.9, 25.6%, 98%)
CMYK25.6%, 0.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,253,434
CSS custom property--colour: #BAF8FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.9:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#450705

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFF2FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E9FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A4FCF8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 3.8Powder blue · ΔE 8.9Light cyan · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 13.3Azure · ΔE 15.9Honeydew · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 3.78, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FABCBA
Analogous#BAFADC, #BAD8FA
Triadic#FABAF8, #F8FABA
Split complementary#FABAD8, #FADCBA
Tetradic#DCBAFA, #FABCBA, #D8FABA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAFDFD
Darker −10%#8AF3F7
Darker −20%#5BEEF3
Darker −30%#2BEAF0
Darker −40%#10D2D8
More saturated +25%#B5FDFF
Less saturated −25%#C3EFF1

Channel breakdown

R186
G248
B250
Red186 (72.9%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue181.88°
Saturation (HSL)86.49%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G F8 · B FA

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