#bab4e3

Color #bab4e3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.44 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bab4e3

RGB

rgb(186, 180, 227)

HSL

hsl(247.7, 45.6%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.7, 20.7%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 20.7%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(75.22, 11.6, -22.73)

LCH

lch(75.22, 25.52, 297.04)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0664, 290.65)

HWB

hwb(247.7, 70.6%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dde3b4

Analogous

#b4c5e3

#bab4e3

#d2b4e3

Triadic

#bab4e3

#e3bab4

#b4e3ba

Split-complementary

#bab4e3

#e3d2b4

#c5e3b4

Tetradic

#bab4e3

#e3b4dd

#dde3b4

#b4e3ba

Square

#bab4e3

#e3b4c5

#dde3b4

#b4e3d2

Shades

Color #bab4e3 mixed toward black.

#8d83d1

#5f51be

#433794

#2d2563

#161231

Tints

Color #bab4e3 mixed toward white.

#c6c1e8

#d1cdec

#dddaf1

#e8e6f6

#f4f3fa

Tones

Color #bab4e3 mixed toward gray.

#bdb8df

#c0bcdb

#c3c0d7

#c6c4d3

#c9c8cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d9 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b8d6 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#bad0ce · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab4e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab4e3]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bab4e3 (#bab4e3) is rgb(186, 180, 227) in RGB.

No, #bab4e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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