#bac5dd

Color #bac5dd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.24 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bac5dd

RGB

rgb(186, 197, 221)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 34%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 15.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 10.9%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(79.38, 1.1, -13.21)

LCH

lch(79.38, 13.26, 274.76)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.0358, 265.99)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 72.9%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddd2ba

Analogous

#bad7dd

#bac5dd

#c0badd

Triadic

#bac5dd

#ddbac5

#c5ddba

Split-complementary

#bac5dd

#ddc0ba

#d7ddba

Tetradic

#bac5dd

#d2badd

#ddd2ba

#c5ddba

Square

#bac5dd

#ddbad7

#ddd2ba

#baddc0

Shades

Color #bac5dd mixed toward black.

#8d9fc7

#5f79b0

#435988

#2d3b5b

#161e2d

Tints

Color #bac5dd mixed toward white.

#c5cfe3

#d1d8e8

#dce2ee

#e8ecf4

#f3f5f9

Tones

Color #bac5dd mixed toward gray.

#bdc6da

#c0c7d7

#c3c8d4

#c6c9d1

#c9cace

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfd8 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#bebdd6 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#bbd3d2 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bac5dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bac5dd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bac5dd (#bac5dd) is rgb(186, 197, 221) in RGB.

No, #bac5dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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