Information about #BAD9EE color

#BAD9EE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BAD9EE belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(186, 217, 238) (72.9% red, 85.1% green, 93.3% blue), or CMYK 20 / 8 / 0 / 7 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BAD9EE presents itself as a vivid, lively sky-leaning azure — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Columbia Blue (#B9D9EB). Slightly further away sit Pastel Sky Blue (#B4D9EF) and Pastel Sky (#BEDDF1).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(186, 217, 238)), which gives #BAD9EE its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BAD9EE: 14.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. No one has named #BAD9EE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BAD9EE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BAD9EE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BAD9EE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BAD9EE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BAD9EE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BAD9EE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#EEE8BA
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#EEBABF
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#BAEEE8
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#EEBAD9
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#D9EEBA
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#CEBAEE
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#EECEBA
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#D9EEBA
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#E8BAEE
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#EECEBA
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#BFEEBA
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Nearest named colors to #BAD9EE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Columbia Blue color link
Columbia Blue

#B9D9EB

Pastel Sky Blue color link
Pastel Sky Blue

#B4D9EF

Pastel Sky color link
Pastel Sky

#BEDDF1

Pale Light Grayish Cerulean color link
Pale Light Grayish Cerulean

#B8DCE7

Half Escape color link
Half Escape

#BADAE5

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Coral Blue color link
Coral Blue

#AFDCEC

Blue Angel color link
Blue Angel

#B7CEEC

Pale Light Grayish Azure color link
Pale Light Grayish Azure

#B8D0E7

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Uranian Blue color link
Uranian Blue

#AFDBF5

Powder Blue color link
Powder Blue

#B0E0E6

#BAD9EE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAD9EE
  • RGB186, 217, 238
  • CMYK20, 8, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(186, 217, 238)
  • HSL204°, 60%, 83%
  • HSL Precise204.231°, 60.465%, 83.137%
  • HSV204°, 22%, 93%
  • HSB204°, 22%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.851, 0.933)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.851, 0.933, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.851, 0.933)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAD9EE
  • DECIMAL ID12245486
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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