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#BAC2DB

#bac2db ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bac2db is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 76.08% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.07% cyan, 11.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 225.45°, with 31.43% saturation and 79.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 4.78.

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Relative luminance0.5414

Complementary

  1. #bac2db
  2. #dbd3ba

Split complementary

  1. #bac2db
  2. #dbc2ba
  3. #d2dbba

Analogous

  1. #bad2db
  2. #bac2db
  3. #c2badb

Triadic

  1. #bac2db
  2. #dbbac2
  3. #c2dbba

Tetradic

  1. #bac2db
  2. #d3badb
  3. #dbd3ba
  4. #c2dbba

Square

  1. #bac2db
  2. #dbbad2
  3. #dbd3ba
  4. #badbc2

Monochromatic

  1. #566aa6
  2. #8896c1
  3. #bac2db
  4. #eceef5
  5. #f2f3f8

Shades

#bac2db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bac2db
  2. #a7afc5
  3. #959baf
  4. #828899
  5. #707483
  6. #5d616e
  7. #4a4e58
  8. #383a42
  9. #25272c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bac2db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bac2db
  2. #c1c8df
  3. #c8cee2
  4. #cfd4e6
  5. #d6dae9
  6. #dde1ed
  7. #e3e7f1
  8. #eaedf4
  9. #f1f3f8
  10. #f8f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bac2db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bac2db
  2. #b4bbd2
  3. #aeb5c9
  4. #a9aec0
  5. #a3a8b7
  6. #9da1ae
  7. #979aa4
  8. #91949b
  9. #8c8d92
  10. #868789
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc2cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbc4dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9c1da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3c7ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc3dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9c1db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6c5d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bac2db {
  color: #bac2db;
}
Background
.bg-bac2db {
  background-color: #bac2db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bac2db {
  border: 2px solid #bac2db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bac2db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 194 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 31% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bac2db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bac2db, #c2badb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bac2db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 194 219 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.78 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.48 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.24 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.81 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.04 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.44 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.56 #453d24 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#bac2db  rgb(186, 194, 219)  hsl(225, 31%, 79%)  Light Steel Blue
#dbd3ba  rgb(219, 211, 186)  hsl(45, 31%, 79%)  Pearl
#dbbac2  rgb(219, 186, 194)  hsl(345, 31%, 79%)  Baby Pink
#c2dbba  rgb(194, 219, 186)  hsl(105, 31%, 79%)  Tea Green