#bab9c7

Color #bab9c7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bab9c7

RGB

rgb(186, 185, 199)

HSL

hsl(244.3, 11.1%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.3, 7%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 7%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(75.61, 3.03, -6.93)

LCH

lch(75.61, 7.56, 293.62)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0196, 289.36)

HWB

hwb(244.3, 72.5%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c7b9

Analogous

#b9bfc7

#bab9c7

#c1b9c7

Triadic

#bab9c7

#c7bab9

#b9c7ba

Split-complementary

#bab9c7

#c7c1b9

#bfc7b9

Tetradic

#bab9c7

#c7b9c6

#c6c7b9

#b9c7ba

Square

#bab9c7

#c7b9bf

#c6c7b9

#b9c7c1

Shades

Color #bab9c7 mixed toward black.

#9795ab

#74728e

#57556b

#3a3947

#1d1c24

Tints

Color #bab9c7 mixed toward white.

#c6c5d0

#d1d0da

#dddce3

#e8e8ec

#f4f3f6

Tones

Color #bab9c7 mixed toward gray.

#bbbac6

#bcbbc5

#bdbdc4

#bebec2

#bfbfc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac4 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#babac3 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#bac1c1 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bab9c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab9c7]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bab9c7 (#bab9c7) is rgb(186, 185, 199) in RGB.

No, #bab9c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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