#BAE6FD color
The swatch above shows #BAE6FD with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#BAE6FD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the CSS named color paleturquoise (#AFEEEE).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: sky-200. That means you can write bg-sky-200 or text-sky-200 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #BAE6FD |
| RGB | rgb(186, 230, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 94%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 1%) |
| Decimal | 12248829 |
| CSS | color: #BAE6FD; |
| Android | 0xFFBAE6FD |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.902, blue: 0.992, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #BAE6FD | 1.33:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #BAE6FD | 15.82:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #BAE6FD
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #BAE6FD and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #BAE6FD
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #BAE6FD in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #BAE6FD; background-color: #BAE6FD; }
.element { color: rgb(186 230 253); }
.element { color: hsl(201 94% 86%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-sky-200 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #BAE6FD;Frequently asked questions
What color is #BAE6FD?
#BAE6FD is a very light, vivid blue. Its hue sits at 201° on the color wheel, with 94% saturation and 86% lightness.
What is #BAE6FD in RGB?
#BAE6FD converts to rgb(186, 230, 253) — 186 red, 230 green and 253 blue.
What is #BAE6FD in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 1%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #BAE6FD be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (15.82:1 versus 1.33:1).
What is the complementary color of #BAE6FD?
#FDD1BA — the hue directly opposite #BAE6FD on the color wheel.