#bab6cf

Color #bab6cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bab6cf

RGB

rgb(186, 182, 207)

HSL

hsl(249.6, 20.7%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.6, 12.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 12.1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(75.08, 6.26, -12.08)

LCH

lch(75.08, 13.61, 297.39)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0353, 293.01)

HWB

hwb(249.6, 71.4%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbcfb6

Analogous

#b6bfcf

#bab6cf

#c7b6cf

Triadic

#bab6cf

#cfbab6

#b6cfba

Split-complementary

#bab6cf

#cfc7b6

#bfcfb6

Tetradic

#bab6cf

#cfb6cb

#cbcfb6

#b6cfba

Square

#bab6cf

#cfb6bf

#cbcfb6

#b6cfc7

Shades

Color #bab6cf mixed toward black.

#958fb5

#70689c

#544d75

#38334e

#1c1a27

Tints

Color #bab6cf mixed toward white.

#c6c2d7

#d1cedf

#dddbe7

#e8e7ef

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bab6cf mixed toward gray.

#bbb8cd

#bdbacb

#bebcc9

#c0bec7

#c1c0c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c9 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b9b9c8 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#bac5c4 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab6cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab6cf]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bab6cf (#bab6cf) is rgb(186, 182, 207) in RGB.

No, #bab6cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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