#BACAEC#BACAEC
#BACAEC is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 83.8% C 0.051 H 265.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BACAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 202, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 57%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 21%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.2%, 14.4%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.15, 1.70, -18.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.15, 18.67, 275.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.8% -0.0041 -0.0507) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.8% 0.051 265.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.5067, 58.7350, 87.7005) |
| Luminance | 0.5874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 3.48
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.02
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.08
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.44
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 5.80
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BACAEC #ECDCBA
analogous
#BAE3EC #BACAEC #C3BAEC
triadic
#BACAEC #ECBACA #CAECBA
tetradic
#BACAEC #ECBAE3 #ECDCBA #BAECC3
square
#BACAEC #ECBAE3 #ECDCBA #BAECC3
split-complementary
#BACAEC #ECC3BA #E3ECBA
monochromatic
#5A80D2 #8AA5DF #BACAEC #E7EDF8 #E7EDF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#BACAEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.75
#BACAEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BACAEC
12.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BACAEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BACAEC | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.75 | 12.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0CCEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBC8EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AED1D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bacaec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 202, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.8% 0.051 265.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfdaf2',
500: '#bacaec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bacaec; $custom-light: #cfdaf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bacaec",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 202,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.8,
"s": 56.818,
"l": 82.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83796,
"c": 0.05083,
"h": 265.4
},
"luminance": 0.58736
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BACAEC
secondary
#C9B281
accent
#9021C4
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141416
muted
#838385