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#BAC5ED Color

#BAC5ED is rgb(186, 197, 237) in RGB, hsl(227, 59%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAC5ED
HEX#BAC5ED
RGBrgb(186, 197, 237)
HSLhsl(227, 59%, 83%)
HSVhsv(227, 22%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.057 273)
LABlab(79.66% 2.40 -21.26)
LCHlch(79.66% 21.40 276.44)

What #BAC5ED 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 #BAC5ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.5Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 7.56Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.33Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 8.44Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.17

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

#BAC5ED Channel Values

How #BAC5ED 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 197 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 227° · S 59% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 227° · S 22% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAC5ED 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAC5ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAC5ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAC5ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAC5ED
Complementary
#EDE2BA
Analogous
#BADFED
Analogous
#C9BAED
Triadic
#EDBAC5
Triadic
#C5EDBA
Split comp.
#EDC9BA
Split comp.
#DFEDBA

Tints & Shades of #BAC5ED

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

#C2CCEF
#CAD3F1
#D2DAF3
#DFE4F7
#E7EBF9
#EFF1FB

Shades

#8DA0E2
#5D77D5
#3353C7
#28419A
#1C2E6D
#10193D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAC5ED.

How #BAC5ED 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#BAC5ED
Protanopia#C3C3ED
Protanomaly#C0C4ED
Deuteranopia#C1C1ED
Deuteranomaly#BFC3ED
Tritanopia#B4CBCB
Tritanomaly#B6C8D9
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAC5ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bac5ed: #BAC5ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAC5ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bac5ed': '#BAC5ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.773, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_bac5ed">#BAC5ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAC5ED"

More Blue Colors

#BAC5ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BAC5ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAC5ED?

#BAC5ED is a lightest blue — rgb(186, 197, 237) in RGB and hsl(227, 59%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #BAC5ED?

#BAC5ED is rgb(186, 197, 237) — red 186, green 197, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAC5ED?

#BAC5ED converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAC5ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAC5ED scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAC5ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAC5ED 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 8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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