What color is #BAC4DF?

#BAC4DF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC4DF?

The RGB value is 186, 196, 223: 186 red, 196 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC4DF?

The complementary color is #DFD5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC4DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC4DF color

#BAC4DF rgb(186, 196, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BAC4DF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 76.9% green and 87.5% blue (186, 196, 223).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 37% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#BAC4DF color codes

HEX	`#BAC4DF`
RGB	`rgb(186, 196, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 76.9%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 37%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.18, 2.06, -14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.18, 14.73, 278.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.306, 55.246, 77.653)`
Decimal	`12240095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC4DF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BAC4DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC4DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BAC4DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac4df; }
.text { color: #bac4df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac4df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 196 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac4df, #c3badf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BAC4DF?: #BAC4DF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC4DF?: The RGB value is 186, 196, 223: 186 red, 196 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC4DF?: The complementary color is #DFD5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC4DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.