#BACAEA#BACAEA
#BACAEA is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.586; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.048 H 264.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BACAEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 202, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 53%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 21%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.5%, 13.7%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.08, 1.25, -17.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.08, 17.66, 274.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.73% -0.0048 -0.048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.73% 0.048 264.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2177, 58.6194, 86.1787) |
| Luminance | 0.5862 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 2.91
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.54
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.15
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 5.31
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.98
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BACAEA #EADABA
analogous
#BAE2EA #BACAEA #C2BAEA
triadic
#BACAEA #EABACA #CAEABA
tetradic
#BACAEA #EABAE2 #EADABA #BAEAC2
square
#BACAEA #EABAE2 #EADABA #BAEAC2
split-complementary
#BACAEA #EAC2BA #E2EABA
monochromatic
#5C82CD #8BA6DC #BACAEA #E8EDF8 #E8EDF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#BACAEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.72
#BACAEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BACAEA
12.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BACAEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BACAEA | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.72 | 12.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0CCEC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCC7E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AED0D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bacaea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 202, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.048 264.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfdaf0',
500: '#bacaea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bacaea; $custom-light: #cfdaf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bacaea",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 202,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220,
"s": 53.333,
"l": 82.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83725,
"c": 0.0482,
"h": 264.3
},
"luminance": 0.58621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BACAEA
secondary
#C6AF82
accent
#8D25C1
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141416
muted
#838385