Information about #BAD8ED color

#BAD8ED color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAD8ED falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 216, 237) — 72.9% red, 84.7% green, 92.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 8 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BAD8ED is a confidently colored azure that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Columbia Blue (#B9D9EB). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pastel Sky Blue (#B4D9EF) and Pale Light Grayish Cerulean (#B8DCE7).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(186, 216, 237)), which gives #BAD8ED its character. On this background, black text reaches a 14.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. No one has named #BAD8ED so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BAD8ED color variations

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

#BAD8ED color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BAD8ED color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BAD8ED color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BAD8ED 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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#BAD8ED 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #BAD8ED

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

Pale Light Grayish Cerulean color link
Pale Light Grayish Cerulean

#B8DCE7

Pastel Sky color link
Pastel Sky

#BEDDF1

Half Escape color link
Half Escape

#BADAE5

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Pale Light Grayish Azure color link
Pale Light Grayish Azure

#B8D0E7

Blue Angel color link
Blue Angel

#B7CEEC

Coral Blue color link
Coral Blue

#AFDCEC

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Uranian Blue color link
Uranian Blue

#AFDBF5

Powder Blue color link
Powder Blue

#B0E0E6

#BAD8ED color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#BAD8ED color image #BAD8ED color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAD8ED
  • RGB186, 216, 237
  • CMYK20, 8, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(186, 216, 237)
  • HSL205°, 59%, 83%
  • HSL Precise204.706°, 58.621%, 82.941%
  • HSV205°, 22%, 93%
  • HSB205°, 22%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.847, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.847, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.847, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAD8ED
  • DECIMAL ID12245229
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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