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#BAC5D0

#bac5d0 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bac5d0 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 77.25% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.58% cyan, 5.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 18.97% saturation and 77.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.33.

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Relative luminance0.5493

Complementary

  1. #bac5d0
  2. #d0c5ba

Split complementary

  1. #bac5d0
  2. #d0baba
  3. #d0d0ba

Analogous

  1. #bad0d0
  2. #bac5d0
  3. #babad0

Triadic

  1. #bac5d0
  2. #d0bac5
  3. #c5d0ba

Tetradic

  1. #bac5d0
  2. #c5bad0
  3. #d0c5ba
  4. #c5d0ba

Square

  1. #bac5d0
  2. #d0bad0
  3. #d0c5ba
  4. #bad0ba

Monochromatic

  1. #62788f
  2. #8c9fb1
  3. #bac5d0
  4. #e7ebef
  5. #f3f5f7

Shades

#bac5d0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bac5d0
  2. #a7b1bb
  3. #959ea6
  4. #828a92
  5. #70767d
  6. #5d6368
  7. #4a4f53
  8. #383b3e
  9. #25272a
  10. #131415
  11. #000000

Tints

#bac5d0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bac5d0
  2. #c1cbd5
  3. #c8d1d9
  4. #cfd6de
  5. #d6dce3
  6. #dde2e8
  7. #e3e8ec
  8. #eaeef1
  9. #f1f3f6
  10. #f8f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bac5d0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bac5d0
  2. #b4bec8
  3. #aeb7c0
  4. #a9b0b8
  5. #a3a9b0
  6. #9da3a8
  7. #979ca0
  8. #919598
  9. #8c8e90
  10. #868788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c4c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c5d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec3d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c7c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bec5d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc4d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7c7cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bac5d0 {
  color: #bac5d0;
}
Background
.bg-bac5d0 {
  background-color: #bac5d0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bac5d0 {
  border: 2px solid #bac5d0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bac5d0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 197 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 19% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bac5d0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bac5d0, #babad0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bac5d0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 197 208 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.33 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.39 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.66 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.26 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.25 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.25 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.58 #453a2f Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bac5d0  rgb(186, 197, 208)  hsl(210, 19%, 77%)  Pastel Blue
#d0c5ba  rgb(208, 197, 186)  hsl(30, 19%, 77%)  Timberwolf
#d0bac5  rgb(208, 186, 197)  hsl(330, 19%, 77%)  Thistle
#c5d0ba  rgb(197, 208, 186)  hsl(90, 19%, 77%)  Ash Gray