What color is #BAD6FE?

#BAD6FE is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD6FE?

The RGB value is 186, 214, 254: 186 red, 214 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD6FE?

The complementary color is #FEE2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD6FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD6FE color

#BAD6FE rgb(186, 214, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BAD6FE is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 83.9% green and 99.6% blue (186, 214, 254).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 97% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#BAD6FE color codes

HEX	`#BAD6FE`
RGB	`rgb(186, 214, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 83.9%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 97%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.84, -0.59, -22.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.84, 22.58, 268.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.181, 65.686, 103.149)`
Decimal	`12244734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD6FE, 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 #BAD6FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD6FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	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 #BAD6FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad6fe; }
.text { color: #bad6fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad6fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 214 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad6fe, #c0bafe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BAD6FE?: #BAD6FE is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD6FE?: The RGB value is 186, 214, 254: 186 red, 214 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD6FE?: The complementary color is #FEE2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD6FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.