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#BAF3FD Color

#BAF3FD is rgb(186, 243, 253) in RGB, hsl(189, 94%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAF3FD
HEX#BAF3FD
RGBrgb(186, 243, 253)
HSLhsl(189, 94%, 86%)
HSVhsv(189, 26%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(92.9% 0.059 209.5)
LABlab(92.19% -17.00 -11.03)
LCHlch(92.19% 20.26 212.96)

What #BAF3FD 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 #BAF3FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 5.99Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 7.07Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 7.55Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 8.23Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 8.5Water#D4F1F9ΔE 9.28

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

#BAF3FD Channel Values

How #BAF3FD 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 243 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 189° · S 94% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 189° · S 26% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAF3FD 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAF3FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAF3FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAF3FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAF3FD
Complementary
#FDC4BA
Analogous
#BAFDE5
Analogous
#BAD1FD
Triadic
#FDBAF3
Triadic
#F3FDBA
Split comp.
#FDBAD1
Split comp.
#FDE5BA

Tints & Shades of #BAF3FD

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

#C4F5FD
#C9F5FD
#D2F7FE
#DCF9FE
#E6FBFE
#EBFCFE

Shades

#7EE8FB
#48DFF9
#0DD4F8
#06A5C1
#047286
#02444F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAF3FD.

How #BAF3FD 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#BAF3FD
Protanopia#EBEBFD
Protanomaly#D9EEFD
Deuteranopia#E2E2FE
Deuteranomaly#D3E9FE
Tritanopia#B8F4F4
Tritanomaly#B9F4F8
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAF3FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baf3fd: #BAF3FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAF3FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baf3fd': '#BAF3FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.953, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_baf3fd">#BAF3FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAF3FD"

More Teal Colors

#BAF3FD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BAF3FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAF3FD?

#BAF3FD is a lightest teal — rgb(186, 243, 253) in RGB and hsl(189, 94%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #BAF3FD?

#BAF3FD is rgb(186, 243, 253) — red 186, green 243, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAF3FD?

#BAF3FD converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAF3FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAF3FD scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAF3FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAF3FD 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 5.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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