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#BAC2E3 Color

#BAC2E3 is rgb(186, 194, 227) in RGB, hsl(228, 42%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAC2E3
HEX#BAC2E3
RGBrgb(186, 194, 227)
HSLhsl(228, 42%, 81%)
HSVhsv(228, 18%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.047 274.6)
LABlab(78.61% 2.23 -17.50)
LCHlch(78.61% 17.64 277.25)

What #BAC2E3 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 #BAC2E3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.54Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 5.65Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.65Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.68Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.07Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 9.08

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

#BAC2E3 Channel Values

How #BAC2E3 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 194 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 228° · S 42% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 228° · S 18% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAC2E3 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAC2E3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAC2E3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAC2E3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAC2E3
Complementary
#E3DBBA
Analogous
#BAD7E3
Analogous
#C6BAE3
Triadic
#E3BAC2
Triadic
#C2E3BA
Split comp.
#E3C6BA
Split comp.
#D7E3BA

Tints & Shades of #BAC2E3

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

#C1C9E6
#CCD2EA
#D4D9ED
#DEE2F2
#E6E9F5
#F1F2F9

Shades

#929FD3
#6B7CC2
#475CAE
#374786
#26325E
#161D36

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAC2E3.

How #BAC2E3 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#BAC2E3
Protanopia#C1C1E3
Protanomaly#BEC1E3
Deuteranopia#BFBFE3
Deuteranomaly#BDC0E3
Tritanopia#B5C7C7
Tritanomaly#B7C5D3
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAC2E3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bac2e3: #BAC2E3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAC2E3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bac2e3': '#BAC2E3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.761, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_bac2e3">#BAC2E3</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAC2E3"

More Blue Colors

#BAC2E3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BAC2E3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAC2E3?

#BAC2E3 is a lightest blue — rgb(186, 194, 227) in RGB and hsl(228, 42%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.54.

What is the RGB value of #BAC2E3?

#BAC2E3 is rgb(186, 194, 227) — red 186, green 194, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAC2E3?

#BAC2E3 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAC2E3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAC2E3 scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAC2E3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAC2E3 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 5.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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