#bab5dd

Color #bab5dd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.77 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bab5dd

RGB

rgb(186, 181, 221)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 37%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 18.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 18.1%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(75.27, 9.75, -19.4)

LCH

lch(75.27, 21.71, 296.68)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0565, 290.75)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 71%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8ddb5

Analogous

#b5c4dd

#bab5dd

#ceb5dd

Triadic

#bab5dd

#ddbab5

#b5ddba

Split-complementary

#bab5dd

#ddceb5

#c4ddb5

Tetradic

#bab5dd

#ddb5d8

#d8ddb5

#b5ddba

Square

#bab5dd

#ddb5c4

#d8ddb5

#b5ddce

Shades

Color #bab5dd mixed toward black.

#8f87c8

#6459b3

#493f8a

#302a5c

#18152e

Tints

Color #bab5dd mixed toward white.

#c5c1e3

#d1cee8

#dcdaee

#e8e6f4

#f3f3f9

Tones

Color #bab5dd mixed toward gray.

#bcb8da

#bfbcd6

#c1bfd3

#c4c2d0

#c6c6cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8d4 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#b8b9d2 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#bacdcb · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab5dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab5dd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bab5dd (#bab5dd) is rgb(186, 181, 221) in RGB.

No, #bab5dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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