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#BAE0F7 Color

#BAE0F7 is rgb(186, 224, 247) in RGB, hsl(203, 79%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 9%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAE0F7
HEX#BAE0F7
RGBrgb(186, 224, 247)
HSLhsl(203, 79%, 85%)
HSVhsv(203, 25%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 9%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.051 234.7)
LABlab(87.00% -9.11 -15.59)
LCHlch(87.00% 18.05 239.69)

What #BAE0F7 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 #BAE0F7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 5.97Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 6.29Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 7.53Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 8.7Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 9.46Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 10.4

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

#BAE0F7 Channel Values

How #BAE0F7 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 224 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 203° · S 79% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 203° · S 25% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAE0F7 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAE0F7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAE0F7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAE0F7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAE0F7
Complementary
#F7D2BB
Analogous
#BBF7F0
Analogous
#BBC2F7
Triadic
#F7BBE0
Triadic
#E0F7BB
Split comp.
#F7BBC2
Split comp.
#F7F0BB

Tints & Shades of #BAE0F7

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

#C4E4F8
#CDE8F9
#D6ECFA
#DAEEFB
#E4F3FC
#EDF7FD

Shades

#84C7F1
#52B0EB
#1B97E4
#1576B2
#0E527B
#093049

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAE0F7.

How #BAE0F7 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#BAE0F7
Protanopia#DADAF7
Protanomaly#CEDDF7
Deuteranopia#D4D4F8
Deuteranomaly#CAD9F7
Tritanopia#B6E3E3
Tritanomaly#B8E2EB
Achromatopsia#DADADA

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Using #BAE0F7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bae0f7: #BAE0F7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAE0F7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bae0f7': '#BAE0F7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.878, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_bae0f7">#BAE0F7</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAE0F7"

More Blue Colors

#BAE0F7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BAE0F7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAE0F7?

#BAE0F7 is a lightest blue — rgb(186, 224, 247) in RGB and hsl(203, 79%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #BAE0F7?

#BAE0F7 is rgb(186, 224, 247) — red 186, green 224, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAE0F7?

#BAE0F7 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 9%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAE0F7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAE0F7 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAE0F7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAE0F7 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 5.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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