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#BAC0CF Color

#BAC0CF is rgb(186, 192, 207) in RGB, hsl(223, 18%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAC0CF
HEX#BAC0CF
RGBrgb(186, 192, 207)
HSLhsl(223, 18%, 77%)
HSVhsv(223, 10%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.022 268.4)
LABlab(77.58% 0.05 -8.31)
LCHlch(77.58% 8.31 270.37)

What #BAC0CF 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 #BAC0CF, 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.

#BAC0CF Channel Values

How #BAC0CF 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 192 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 223° · S 18% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 223° · S 10% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAC0CF 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAC0CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAC0CF; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BAC0CF

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 #BAC0CF.

How #BAC0CF 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#BAC0CF
Protanopia#BFBFCF
Protanomaly#BDBFCF
Deuteranopia#BEBECF
Deuteranomaly#BCBFCF
Tritanopia#B8C2C2
Tritanomaly#B9C1C7
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAC0CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bac0cf: #BAC0CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAC0CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bac0cf': '#BAC0CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.753, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_bac0cf">#BAC0CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAC0CF"

More Blue Colors

#BAC0CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAC0CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAC0CF?

#BAC0CF is a light blue — rgb(186, 192, 207) in RGB and hsl(223, 18%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.28.

What is the RGB value of #BAC0CF?

#BAC0CF is rgb(186, 192, 207) — red 186, green 192, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAC0CF?

#BAC0CF converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAC0CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAC0CF scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAC0CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAC0CF 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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