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#BAAEFF Color

#BAAEFF is rgb(186, 174, 255) in RGB, hsl(249, 100%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 32%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), visibly different at ΔE 12.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAAEFF
HEX#BAAEFF
RGBrgb(186, 174, 255)
HSLhsl(249, 100%, 84%)
HSVhsv(249, 32%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 32%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.114 290.3)
LABlab(74.40% 17.37 -38.90)
LCHlch(74.40% 42.61 294.06)

What #BAAEFF 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 #BAAEFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BAAEFF Channel Values

How #BAAEFF 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 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 100% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 32% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAAEFF 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAAEFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAAEFF; 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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Tints & Shades of #BAAEFF

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

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

How #BAAEFF 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#BAAEFF
Protanopia#B0B0FF
Protanomaly#B4AFFF
Deuteranopia#B2B2FF
Deuteranomaly#B5B0FF
Tritanopia#ADBBBB
Tritanomaly#B2B6DA
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAAEFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baaeff: #BAAEFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAAEFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baaeff': '#BAAEFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.682, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_baaeff">#BAAEFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAAEFF"

More Blue Colors

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

#BAAEFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAAEFF?

#BAAEFF is a lightest blue — rgb(186, 174, 255) in RGB and hsl(249, 100%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.4.

What is the RGB value of #BAAEFF?

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

What is the CMYK value of #BAAEFF?

#BAAEFF converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 32%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAAEFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAAEFF scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAAEFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAAEFF 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 21.68, which is visibly different.

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