Table 5: Colours and colour gradients of the BL Lac host galaxiesa.

Name
U-B B-V B-R R-H $\Delta(U-B)/\Delta(\log r)$ $\Delta(B-R)/\Delta(\log r)$ $\Delta(B-H)/\Delta({\rm log}~ r)$
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

1ES 0229+200
0.4 0.3 2.0 2.5 0.92 -0.44 -0.17
PKS 0521-365   0.9 0.9 2.3   -1.02 -1.66
PKS 0548-322     1.1 2.1   1.10 -0.90
1H 0706+591 0.9 0.8 1.3 2.2 -0.01 0.17 -0.12
MRK 421 -0.2   2.2 2.2 0.17 -0.91 -0.31
MRK 180 0.4   0.5 2.7 0.75 -1.24 -0.91
1ES 1212+078     1.9 2.2   0.48 -0.85
MS 1229.2+6430     1.3 0.9   -0.12 -0.74
1ES 1255+244     0.9 2.1   -1.08 -0.91
PG 1418+546     1.4 2.2   -0.21 0.86
1ES 1426+428     0.8 2.5   0.90 1.19
1ES 1440+122     1.6 2.4   0.16 -0.11
AP LIBRAE -0.5   1.1 2.2 0.17 0.43 -0.31
MS 1552.1+2020     0.5 2.7   -0.41 -0.37
MRK 501 0.4 1.2 1.1 2.4 0.01 0.64 -0.62
I Zw 187 0.5 1.1 1.2 2.3 0.63 -0.32 -0.54
3C 371 0.2 0.8 1.5 1.9 -0.44 -1.26 -1.51
BL LACERTAE     1.0 2.4   0.63 -1.70
a Column (1) gives the name of the object; (2) the U-B colour; (3) the B-V colour; (4) the B-R colour; (5) the R-H colour (from Kotilainen & Falomo 2004); (6) the U-B colour gradient; (7) the B-R colour gradient and (8) the B-H colour gradient of the host galaxy.

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