Palettes / Colors / #BAAEFE
#BAAEFE — Pale Vivid Blue
#BAAEFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.
#BAAEFE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #F2FEAE; it also sits naturally between #AECAFE and #E2AEFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BAAEFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 186, 174, 254 |
| HSL | 249°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 249°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 27%, 31%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 53.28, 47.87, 100.20 |
| Yxy | 47.87, 0.2646, 0.2377 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.74, 21.13, -38.08 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.19, 20.39, -42.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 68% · Blue 100%
Cyan 27% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BAAEFE
.text { color: #BAAEFE; }
.background { background-color: #BAAEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BAAEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 174, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BAAEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 174, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BAAEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 174, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BAAEFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BAAEFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F2FEAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.99:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BAAEFE: #000000.
How #BAAEFE looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BAAEFE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BAAEFE?
#BAAEFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 186, 174, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BAAEFE?
#BAAEFE is RGB 186, 174, 254 — HSL 249°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 27%, 31%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #BAAEFE?
Its complement is #F2FEAE; analogous partners are #AECAFE and #E2AEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BAAEFE for text?
Black text on #BAAEFE has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.