#bac5e0

Color #bac5e0

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.23 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bac5e0

RGB

rgb(186, 197, 224)

HSL

hsl(222.6, 38%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.6, 17%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 12.1%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(79.47, 1.74, -14.68)

LCH

lch(79.47, 14.78, 276.76)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0398, 267.84)

HWB

hwb(222.6, 72.9%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0d5ba

Analogous

#bad8e0

#bac5e0

#c2bae0

Triadic

#bac5e0

#e0bac5

#c5e0ba

Split-complementary

#bac5e0

#e0c2ba

#d8e0ba

Tetradic

#bac5e0

#d5bae0

#e0d5ba

#c5e0ba

Square

#bac5e0

#e0bad8

#e0d5ba

#bae0c2

Shades

Color #bac5e0 mixed toward black.

#8b9dcb

#5c76b6

#40568d

#2a395e

#151d2f

Tints

Color #bac5e0 mixed toward white.

#c6cfe5

#d1d8ea

#dde2f0

#e8ecf5

#f4f5fa

Tones

Color #bac5e0 mixed toward gray.

#bdc6dd

#c0c8da

#c4c9d7

#c7cad3

#caccd0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfda · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#bebdd8 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#bbd5d4 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 11.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bac5e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bac5e0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bac5e0 (#bac5e0) is rgb(186, 197, 224) in RGB.

No, #bac5e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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