#bac9ec

Color #bac9ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.7 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bac9ec

RGB

rgb(186, 201, 236)

HSL

hsl(222, 56.8%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222, 21.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 14.8%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(80.89, 2.23, -18.98)

LCH

lch(80.89, 19.11, 276.7)

OKLCH

oklch(83.6%, 0.0518, 266.9)

HWB

hwb(222, 72.9%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecddba

Analogous

#bae2ec

#bac9ec

#c4baec

Triadic

#bac9ec

#ecbac9

#c9ecba

Split-complementary

#bac9ec

#ecc4ba

#e2ecba

Tetradic

#bac9ec

#ddbaec

#ecddba

#c9ecba

Square

#bac9ec

#ecbae2

#ecddba

#baecc4

Shades

Color #bac9ec mixed toward black.

#839edd

#4c73ce

#2e51a5

#1e366e

#0f1b37

Tints

Color #bac9ec mixed toward white.

#c5d2ef

#d1dbf2

#dce4f5

#e8edf9

#f3f6fc

Tones

Color #bac9ec mixed toward gray.

#becbe8

#c2cce4

#c6cedf

#cbd0db

#cfd1d7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1e4 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#c0bfe2 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#bbdedc · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bac9ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bac9ec]

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

#bac9ec (#bac9ec) is rgb(186, 201, 236) in RGB.

No, #bac9ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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