#bab4dd

Color #bab4dd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bab4dd

RGB

rgb(186, 180, 221)

HSL

hsl(248.8, 37.6%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.8, 18.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 18.6%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(75.01, 10.29, -19.79)

LCH

lch(75.01, 22.31, 297.47)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.058, 291.75)

HWB

hwb(248.8, 70.6%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7ddb4

Analogous

#b4c2dd

#bab4dd

#ceb4dd

Triadic

#bab4dd

#ddbab4

#b4ddba

Split-complementary

#bab4dd

#ddceb4

#c2ddb4

Tetradic

#bab4dd

#ddb4d7

#d7ddb4

#b4ddba

Square

#bab4dd

#ddb4c2

#d7ddb4

#b4ddce

Shades

Color #bab4dd mixed toward black.

#9086c8

#6558b3

#4a3f8a

#312a5c

#19152e

Tints

Color #bab4dd mixed toward white.

#c5c0e3

#d1cde8

#dcd9ee

#e8e6f4

#f3f2f9

Tones

Color #bab4dd mixed toward gray.

#bcb7da

#bfbbd6

#c1bed3

#c4c2cf

#c6c5cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d4 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b8b8d2 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#bacdcb · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab4dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab4dd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bab4dd (#bab4dd) is rgb(186, 180, 221) in RGB.

No, #bab4dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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