#bac3e3

Color #bac3e3

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.08 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bac3e3

RGB

rgb(186, 195, 227)

HSL

hsl(226.8, 42.3%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.8, 18.1%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 14.1%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(79.05, 3.46, -16.93)

LCH

lch(79.05, 17.28, 281.55)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0461, 272.99)

HWB

hwb(226.8, 72.9%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3daba

Analogous

#bad8e3

#bac3e3

#c6bae3

Triadic

#bac3e3

#e3bac3

#c3e3ba

Split-complementary

#bac3e3

#e3c6ba

#d8e3ba

Tetradic

#bac3e3

#dabae3

#e3daba

#c3e3ba

Square

#bac3e3

#e3bad8

#e3daba

#bae3c6

Shades

Color #bac3e3 mixed toward black.

#8998cf

#586ebb

#3c4f93

#283562

#141a31

Tints

Color #bac3e3 mixed toward white.

#c6cde8

#d1d7ec

#dde1f1

#e8ebf6

#f4f5fa

Tones

Color #bac3e3 mixed toward gray.

#bdc5e0

#c1c7dc

#c4c9d9

#c8cbd5

#cbcdd2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12:1

Black text reads better on this background (12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebedc · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#bdbdda · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#bad6d5 · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bac3e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bac3e3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bac3e3 (#bac3e3) is rgb(186, 195, 227) in RGB.

No, #bac3e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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