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#BAC3D4 Color

#BAC3D4 is rgb(186, 195, 212) in RGB, hsl(219, 23%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAC3D4
HEX#BAC3D4
RGBrgb(186, 195, 212)
HSLhsl(219, 23%, 78%)
HSVhsv(219, 12%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.026 263.3)
LABlab(78.48% -0.67 -9.66)
LCHlch(78.48% 9.68 266.00)

What #BAC3D4 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 #BAC3D4, 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.

#BAC3D4 Channel Values

How #BAC3D4 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 195 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 23% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 12% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAC3D4 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAC3D4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAC3D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAC3D4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BAC3D4

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 #BAC3D4.

How #BAC3D4 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#BAC3D4
Protanopia#C2C2D4
Protanomaly#BFC2D4
Deuteranopia#C0C0D4
Deuteranomaly#BEC1D4
Tritanopia#B8C5C5
Tritanomaly#B9C4CB
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAC3D4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bac3d4: #BAC3D4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAC3D4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bac3d4': '#BAC3D4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.765, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_bac3d4">#BAC3D4</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAC3D4"

More Blue Colors

#BAC3D4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAC3D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAC3D4?

#BAC3D4 is a light blue — rgb(186, 195, 212) in RGB and hsl(219, 23%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.23.

What is the RGB value of #BAC3D4?

#BAC3D4 is rgb(186, 195, 212) — red 186, green 195, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAC3D4?

#BAC3D4 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAC3D4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAC3D4 scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAC3D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAC3D4 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 6.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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