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#BAC6FC Color

#BAC6FC is rgb(186, 198, 252) in RGB, hsl(229, 92%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAC6FC
HEX#BAC6FC
RGBrgb(186, 198, 252)
HSLhsl(229, 92%, 86%)
HSVhsv(229, 26%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.077 274.9)
LABlab(80.35% 4.53 -28.19)
LCHlch(80.35% 28.56 279.12)

What #BAC6FC 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 #BAC6FC, 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.

#BAC6FC Channel Values

How #BAC6FC 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 198 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 229° · S 92% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 229° · S 26% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAC6FC 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAC6FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAC6FC; 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 #BAC6FC

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAC6FC.

How #BAC6FC 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#BAC6FC
Protanopia#C4C4FC
Protanomaly#C0C5FC
Deuteranopia#C2C2FC
Deuteranomaly#BFC4FC
Tritanopia#B1CECE
Tritanomaly#B5CBE2
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAC6FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bac6fc: #BAC6FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAC6FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bac6fc': '#BAC6FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.776, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_bac6fc">#BAC6FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAC6FC"

More Blue Colors

#BAC6FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAC6FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAC6FC?

#BAC6FC is a lightest blue — rgb(186, 198, 252) in RGB and hsl(229, 92%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #BAC6FC?

#BAC6FC is rgb(186, 198, 252) — red 186, green 198, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAC6FC?

#BAC6FC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAC6FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAC6FC scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAC6FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAC6FC 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 14.91, which is visibly different.

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