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#BAD7F2 Color

#BAD7F2 is rgb(186, 215, 242) in RGB, hsl(209, 68%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 11%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAD7F2
HEX#BAD7F2
RGBrgb(186, 215, 242)
HSLhsl(209, 68%, 84%)
HSVhsv(209, 23%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 11%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.049 246.5)
LABlab(84.50% -5.63 -16.68)
LCHlch(84.50% 17.61 251.36)

What #BAD7F2 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 #BAD7F2, 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.

#BAD7F2 Channel Values

How #BAD7F2 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 215 · B 2428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 209° · S 68% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 209° · S 23% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAD7F2 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAD7F2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAD7F2; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BAD7F2

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 #BAD7F2.

How #BAD7F2 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#BAD7F2
Protanopia#D2D2F2
Protanomaly#C9D4F2
Deuteranopia#CECEF3
Deuteranomaly#C6D2F2
Tritanopia#B5DBDB
Tritanomaly#B7D9E4
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAD7F2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bad7f2: #BAD7F2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAD7F2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bad7f2': '#BAD7F2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.843, blue: 0.949)
Android XML<color name="color_bad7f2">#BAD7F2</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAD7F2"

More Blue Colors

#BAD7F2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAD7F2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAD7F2?

#BAD7F2 is a lightest blue — rgb(186, 215, 242) in RGB and hsl(209, 68%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #BAD7F2?

#BAD7F2 is rgb(186, 215, 242) — red 186, green 215, and blue 242 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAD7F2?

#BAD7F2 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 11%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAD7F2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAD7F2 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAD7F2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAD7F2 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 6.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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