#bab8cc

Color #bab8cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bab8cc

RGB

rgb(186, 184, 204)

HSL

hsl(246, 16.4%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 9.8%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 9.8%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(75.5, 4.56, -9.81)

LCH

lch(75.5, 10.82, 294.93)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0282, 290.37)

HWB

hwb(246, 72.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#caccb8

Analogous

#b8c0cc

#bab8cc

#c4b8cc

Triadic

#bab8cc

#ccbab8

#b8ccba

Split-complementary

#bab8cc

#ccc4b8

#c0ccb8

Tetradic

#bab8cc

#ccb8ca

#caccb8

#b8ccba

Square

#bab8cc

#ccb8c0

#caccb8

#b8ccc4

Shades

Color #bab8cc mixed toward black.

#9592b1

#716d96

#545171

#38364b

#1c1b26

Tints

Color #bab8cc mixed toward white.

#c6c4d5

#d1d0dd

#dddce6

#e8e7ee

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bab8cc mixed toward gray.

#bbbaca

#bdbbc9

#bebdc7

#bfbfc5

#c1c0c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c7 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#b9b9c6 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#bac4c3 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 9.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bab8cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab8cc]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bab8cc (#bab8cc) is rgb(186, 184, 204) in RGB.

No, #bab8cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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