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#BAC9ED Color

#BAC9ED is rgb(186, 201, 237) in RGB, hsl(222, 59%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 15%, 0%, 7%) 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 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAC9ED
HEX#BAC9ED
RGBrgb(186, 201, 237)
HSLhsl(222, 59%, 83%)
HSVhsv(222, 22%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 15%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.053 267.4)
LABlab(80.70% 0.40 -19.71)
LCHlch(80.70% 19.71 271.17)

What #BAC9ED 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 #BAC9ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.93Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 6.25Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 6.45Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.63Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.11Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 8.78

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

#BAC9ED Channel Values

How #BAC9ED 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 201 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 222° · S 59% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 222° · S 22% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAC9ED 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAC9ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAC9ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAC9ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAC9ED
Complementary
#EDDEBA
Analogous
#BAE3ED
Analogous
#C4BAED
Triadic
#EDBAC9
Triadic
#C9EDBA
Split comp.
#EDC4BA
Split comp.
#E3EDBA

Tints & Shades of #BAC9ED

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

#C2D0EF
#CAD6F1
#D2DCF3
#DFE6F7
#E7ECF9
#EFF2FB

Shades

#8DA7E2
#5D81D5
#335FC7
#284A9A
#1C356D
#101D3D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAC9ED.

How #BAC9ED 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#BAC9ED
Protanopia#C7C7ED
Protanomaly#C2C8ED
Deuteranopia#C4C4ED
Deuteranomaly#C0C6ED
Tritanopia#B4CECE
Tritanomaly#B7CCDB
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAC9ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bac9ed: #BAC9ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAC9ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bac9ed': '#BAC9ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.788, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_bac9ed">#BAC9ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAC9ED"

More Blue Colors

#BAC9ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BAC9ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAC9ED?

#BAC9ED is a lightest blue — rgb(186, 201, 237) in RGB and hsl(222, 59%, 83%) 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 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #BAC9ED?

#BAC9ED is rgb(186, 201, 237) — red 186, green 201, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAC9ED?

#BAC9ED converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 15%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAC9ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAC9ED scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAC9ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAC9ED 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 5.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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