Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1)

The hex code for Baby Blue Eyes is #A1CAF1. It is rgb(161, 202, 241) in RGB, hsl(209, 74%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 16%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK — a light blue. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A1CAF1

HEX#A1CAF1

RGBrgb(161, 202, 241)

HSLhsl(209, 74%, 79%)

HSVhsv(209, 33%, 95%)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 16%, 0%, 5%)

OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.07 247.4)

LABlab(79.39% -7.13 -24.01)

LCHlch(79.39% 25.04 253.45)

Colors Closest to Baby Blue Eyes

Baby Blue Eyes is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 3.7 Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 5.23 Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 7.02 Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 8.9 Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 9.34 Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.63

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#A1CAF1 Channel Values

How Baby Blue Eyes breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 161 · G 202 · B 241	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 209° · S 74% · L 79%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 209° · S 33% · V 95%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 33% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 5%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.72:1 vs white · 12.23:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Baby Blue Eyes background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text1.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Baby Blue Eyes

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Baby Blue Eyes; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Baby Blue Eyes

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Baby Blue Eyes Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A1CAF1

Protanopia#C4C4F1

Protanomaly#B7C6F1

Deuteranopia#BEBEF2

Deuteranomaly#B3C3F1

Tritanopia#99CFCF

Tritanomaly#9CCDDE

Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

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Using #A1CAF1 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--baby-blue-eyes: #A1CAF1;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A1CAF1;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'baby-blue-eyes': '#A1CAF1' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.792, blue: 0.945)

Android XML<color name="baby_blue_eyes">#A1CAF1</color>

SVG fillfill="#A1CAF1"

More Blue Colors

Baby Blue Eyes sits in the bluefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

a2a2d0 a091f3 a2add0 9e9eff a3a3eb 9ca8b4 a3b3ff 9bddff a4c0f4 9bc4e2 a69de1 99ccff c2c2ff dfe9fb 000033 002395 0084d1 100e20 1d2951 2a52be 374049 4f69c6 666699 7c86ff

#A1CAF1 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Baby Blue Eyes?

The hex code for Baby Blue Eyes is #A1CAF1. That is rgb(161, 202, 241) in RGB, hsl(209, 74%, 79%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(33%, 16%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #A1CAF1?

#A1CAF1 is rgb(161, 202, 241) — red 161, green 202, and blue 241 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A1CAF1?

#A1CAF1 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 16%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A1CAF1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A1CAF1 scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A1CAF1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A1CAF1 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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