#bad9e8

Color #bad9e8

A moderately saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 4.05 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bad9e8

RGB

rgb(186, 217, 232)

HSL

hsl(199.6, 50%, 82%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.6, 19.8%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.8%, 6.5%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(84.94, -7.07, -10.77)

LCH

lch(84.94, 12.88, 236.72)

OKLCH

oklch(86.7%, 0.039, 228.54)

HWB

hwb(199.6, 72.9%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8c9ba

Analogous

#bae8e0

#bad9e8

#bac2e8

Triadic

#bad9e8

#e8bad9

#d9e8ba

Split-complementary

#bad9e8

#e8bac2

#e8e0ba

Tetradic

#bad9e8

#c9bae8

#e8c9ba

#d9e8ba

Square

#bad9e8

#e0bae8

#e8c9ba

#c2e8ba

Shades

Color #bad9e8 mixed toward black.

#86bcd7

#529fc5

#347b9d

#235269

#112934

Tints

Color #bad9e8 mixed toward white.

#c6dfec

#d1e6f0

#ddecf4

#e8f2f7

#f4f9fb

Tones

Color #bad9e8 mixed toward gray.

#bed8e4

#c2d6e0

#c6d5dd

#c9d4d9

#cdd2d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8e4 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#c6c4e4 · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#bce2e1 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bad9e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bad9e8]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#bad9e8 (#bad9e8) is rgb(186, 217, 232) in RGB.

No, #bad9e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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