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#BAE2EC

#bae2ec ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bae2ec is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 88.63% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.19% cyan, 4.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 192°, with 56.82% saturation and 82.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.7089

Complementary

  1. #bae2ec
  2. #ecc4ba

Split complementary

  1. #bae2ec
  2. #ecbac9
  3. #ecddba

Analogous

  1. #baecdd
  2. #bae2ec
  3. #bac9ec

Triadic

  1. #bae2ec
  2. #ecbae2
  3. #e2ecba

Tetradic

  1. #bae2ec
  2. #c4baec
  3. #ecc4ba
  4. #e2ecba

Square

  1. #bae2ec
  2. #ddbaec
  3. #ecc4ba
  4. #c9ecba

Monochromatic

  1. #42b0cb
  2. #7ec9db
  3. #bae2ec
  4. #eff8fb
  5. #eff8fb

Shades

#bae2ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bae2ec
  2. #a7cbd4
  3. #95b5bd
  4. #829ea5
  5. #70888e
  6. #5d7176
  7. #4a5a5e
  8. #384447
  9. #252d2f
  10. #131718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bae2ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bae2ec
  2. #c1e5ee
  3. #c8e8f0
  4. #cfebf2
  5. #d6eef4
  6. #ddf1f6
  7. #e3f3f7
  8. #eaf6f9
  9. #f1f9fb
  10. #f8fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bae2ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bae2ec
  2. #b4d8e1
  3. #aeced6
  4. #a9c5cc
  5. #a3bbc1
  6. #9db1b6
  7. #97a7ab
  8. #919da0
  9. #8c9496
  10. #868a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfdee2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dadfed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2d8ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abe6e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cee0ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9dcec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1e5e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bae2ec {
  color: #bae2ec;
}
Background
.bg-bae2ec {
  background-color: #bae2ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bae2ec {
  border: 2px solid #bae2ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bae2ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 226 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 57% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bae2ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bae2ec, #bac9ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bae2ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 226 236 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 2.83 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.12 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.87 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.03 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.28 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.40 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.45 #451d13 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Light Blue
#bae2ec  rgb(186, 226, 236)  hsl(192, 57%, 83%)  Light Blue
#ecc4ba  rgb(236, 196, 186)  hsl(12, 57%, 83%)  Zinnwaldite
#ecbae2  rgb(236, 186, 226)  hsl(312, 57%, 83%)  Thistle
#e2ecba  rgb(226, 236, 186)  hsl(72, 57%, 83%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow