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#BAAEE0 Color

#BAAEE0 is rgb(186, 174, 224) in RGB, hsl(254, 45%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAAEE0
HEX#BAAEE0
RGBrgb(186, 174, 224)
HSLhsl(254, 45%, 78%)
HSVhsv(254, 22%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.071 295.7)
LABlab(73.41% 11.93 -23.70)
LCHlch(73.41% 26.53 296.71)

What #BAAEE0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BAAEE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 6.34Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 7.18Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.9Soap#CEC8EFΔE 10.84Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 10.85Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.34

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

#BAAEE0 Channel Values

How #BAAEE0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 174 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 45% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 22% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAAEE0 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAAEE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAAEE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAAEE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAAEE0
Complementary
#D4E0AE
Analogous
#AEBBE0
Analogous
#D3AEE0
Triadic
#E0B9AE
Triadic
#AEE0B9
Split comp.
#E0D3AE
Split comp.
#BBE0AE

Tints & Shades of #BAAEE0

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

#C3B9E4
#CCC4E9
#D6CFED
#DCD6F0
#E6E1F4
#EFEDF8

Shades

#9785D1
#7760C3
#5941AA
#463285
#30235C
#1D1537

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAAEE0.

How #BAAEE0 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#BAAEE0
Protanopia#B0B0E0
Protanomaly#B4AFE0
Deuteranopia#B2B2E0
Deuteranomaly#B5B0E0
Tritanopia#B3B5B5
Tritanomaly#B6B2C8
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAAEE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baaee0: #BAAEE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAAEE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baaee0': '#BAAEE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.682, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_baaee0">#BAAEE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAAEE0"

More Blue Colors

#BAAEE0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BAAEE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAAEE0?

#BAAEE0 is a light blue — rgb(186, 174, 224) in RGB and hsl(254, 45%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.34.

What is the RGB value of #BAAEE0?

#BAAEE0 is rgb(186, 174, 224) — red 186, green 174, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAAEE0?

#BAAEE0 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAAEE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAAEE0 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAAEE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAAEE0 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 16.02, which is visibly different.

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