#bab7e2

Color #bab7e2

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.74 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bab7e2

RGB

rgb(186, 183, 226)

HSL

hsl(244.2, 42.6%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.2, 19%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.7%, 19%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(75.94, 9.74, -21.09)

LCH

lch(75.94, 23.23, 294.79)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0605, 288.11)

HWB

hwb(244.2, 71.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfe2b7

Analogous

#b7c9e2

#bab7e2

#d0b7e2

Triadic

#bab7e2

#e2bab7

#b7e2ba

Split-complementary

#bab7e2

#e2d0b7

#c9e2b7

Tetradic

#bab7e2

#e2b7df

#dfe2b7

#b7e2ba

Square

#bab7e2

#e2b7c9

#dfe2b7

#b7e2d0

Shades

Color #bab7e2 mixed toward black.

#8b86ce

#5d56bb

#413b92

#2b2761

#161431

Tints

Color #bab7e2 mixed toward white.

#c6c3e7

#d1cfec

#dddbf1

#e8e7f5

#f4f3fa

Tones

Color #bab7e2 mixed toward gray.

#bdbbde

#c0bedb

#c3c2d7

#c6c5d4

#c9c9d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9d9 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b9b9d6 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#bad1cf · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab7e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab7e2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bab7e2 (#bab7e2) is rgb(186, 183, 226) in RGB.

No, #bab7e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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