What color is #BACBFF?

#BACBFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACBFF?

The RGB value is 186, 203, 255: 186 red, 203 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACBFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BACBFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACBFF color

#BACBFF rgb(186, 203, 255)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 79.6% green and 100% blue (186, 203, 255).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#BACBFF color codes

HEX	`#BACBFF`
RGB	`rgb(186, 203, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 79.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.04, 5.5, -27.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.04, 27.91, 281.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.651, 60.369, 103.098)`
Decimal	`12241919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACBFF, 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 #BACBFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACBFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	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 #BACBFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacbff; }
.text { color: #bacbff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacbff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 203 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacbff, #ccbaff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BACBFF?: #BACBFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACBFF?: The RGB value is 186, 203, 255: 186 red, 203 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACBFF?: The complementary color is #FFEEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACBFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.