#bab8cd

Color #bab8cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.31 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bab8cd

RGB

rgb(186, 184, 205)

HSL

hsl(245.7, 17.4%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.7, 10.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(75.53, 4.77, -10.31)

LCH

lch(75.53, 11.36, 294.83)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0295, 290.03)

HWB

hwb(245.7, 72.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbcdb8

Analogous

#b8c1cd

#bab8cd

#c5b8cd

Triadic

#bab8cd

#cdbab8

#b8cdba

Split-complementary

#bab8cd

#cdc5b8

#c1cdb8

Tetradic

#bab8cd

#cdb8cb

#cbcdb8

#b8cdba

Square

#bab8cd

#cdb8c1

#cbcdb8

#b8cdc5

Shades

Color #bab8cd mixed toward black.

#9592b2

#706c98

#545072

#38364c

#1c1b26

Tints

Color #bab8cd mixed toward white.

#c6c4d5

#d1d0de

#dddce6

#e8e7ee

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bab8cd mixed toward gray.

#bbbacb

#bdbcca

#bebdc8

#c0bfc6

#c1c1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c8 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#b9b9c7 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#bac4c3 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 9.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bab8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab8cd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bab8cd (#bab8cd) is rgb(186, 184, 205) in RGB.

No, #bab8cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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