#bab5e3

Color #bab5e3

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.07 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bab5e3

RGB

rgb(186, 181, 227)

HSL

hsl(246.5, 45.1%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.5, 20.3%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 20.3%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(75.47, 11.06, -22.35)

LCH

lch(75.47, 24.94, 296.33)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0648, 289.83)

HWB

hwb(246.5, 71%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dee3b5

Analogous

#b5c7e3

#bab5e3

#d1b5e3

Triadic

#bab5e3

#e3bab5

#b5e3ba

Split-complementary

#bab5e3

#e3d1b5

#c7e3b5

Tetradic

#bab5e3

#e3b5de

#dee3b5

#b5e3ba

Square

#bab5e3

#e3b5c7

#dee3b5

#b5e3d1

Shades

Color #bab5e3 mixed toward black.

#8c84d0

#5e52be

#423894

#2c2563

#161331

Tints

Color #bab5e3 mixed toward white.

#c5c1e8

#d1ceec

#dcdaf1

#e8e6f6

#f3f3fa

Tones

Color #bab5e3 mixed toward gray.

#bdb9df

#c0bddb

#c3c0d8

#c6c4d4

#c9c8d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8d9 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b9d7 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#bad1cf · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab5e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab5e3]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bab5e3 (#bab5e3) is rgb(186, 181, 227) in RGB.

No, #bab5e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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