#BAC3E3#BAC3E3
#BAC3E3 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 82.1% C 0.046 H 273.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAC3E3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 195, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 42%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 18%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.1%, 14.1%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.05, 3.46, -16.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.05, 17.28, 281.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.06% 0.0024 -0.046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.06% 0.046 273) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.6266, 55.0144, 80.4517) |
| Luminance | 0.5502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.19
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.47
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.53
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 6.19
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.17
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAC3E3 #E3DABA
analogous
#BAD7E3 #BAC3E3 #C5BAE3
triadic
#BAC3E3 #E3BAC3 #C3E3BA
tetradic
#BAC3E3 #E3BAD7 #E3DABA #BAE3C5
square
#BAC3E3 #E3BAD7 #E3DABA #BAE3C5
split-complementary
#BAC3E3 #E3C5BA #D7E3BA
monochromatic
#6377C0 #8E9DD1 #BAC3E3 #E6E9F5 #E9ECF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#BAC3E3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.00
#BAC3E3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAC3E3
12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAC3E3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAC3E3 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAC6E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7C2E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1C9CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bac3e3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 195, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.1% 0.046 273.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfd5eb',
500: '#bac3e3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bac3e3; $custom-light: #cfd5eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bac3e3",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 195,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.829,
"s": 42.268,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8206,
"c": 0.04607,
"h": 273
},
"luminance": 0.55015
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAC3E3
secondary
#BDB085
accent
#9830B5
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFD
border
#D4D4D5
text
#131416
muted
#838384