What color is #BAC4FF?

#BAC4FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC4FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #BAC4FF?

The complementary color is #FFF5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC4FF color

#BAC4FF rgb(186, 196, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BAC4FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 76.9% green and 100% blue (186, 196, 255).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.43:1).

#BAC4FF color codes

HEX	`#BAC4FF`
RGB	`rgb(186, 196, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 76.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 23%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.26, 9.28, -30.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.26, 31.49, 287.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.035, 57.137, 102.559)`
Decimal	`12240127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC4FF, 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 #BAC4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.43:1	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 #BAC4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac4ff; }
.text { color: #bac4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 196 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac4ff, #d3baff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAC4FF?: #BAC4FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC4FF?: The RGB value is 186, 196, 255: 186 red, 196 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC4FF?: The complementary color is #FFF5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.