#bac6e1

Color #bac6e1

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.03 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bac6e1

RGB

rgb(186, 198, 225)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 39.4%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 17.3%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 12%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(79.76, 1.42, -14.78)

LCH

lch(79.76, 14.85, 275.49)

OKLCH

oklch(82.6%, 0.0402, 266.43)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 72.9%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1d5ba

Analogous

#badae1

#bac6e1

#c2bae1

Triadic

#bac6e1

#e1bac6

#c6e1ba

Split-complementary

#bac6e1

#e1c2ba

#dae1ba

Tetradic

#bac6e1

#d5bae1

#e1d5ba

#c6e1ba

Square

#bac6e1

#e1bada

#e1d5ba

#bae1c2

Shades

Color #bac6e1 mixed toward black.

#8a9fcc

#5b77b8

#3e578f

#2a3a60

#151d30

Tints

Color #bac6e1 mixed toward white.

#c6d0e6

#d1d9eb

#dde3f0

#e8ecf5

#f4f6fa

Tones

Color #bac6e1 mixed toward gray.

#bdc7de

#c1c9db

#c4cad7

#c7cbd4

#caccd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfdb · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#bfbed9 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#bbd6d5 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bac6e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bac6e1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bac6e1 (#bac6e1) is rgb(186, 198, 225) in RGB.

No, #bac6e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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