#bab8ce

Color #bab8ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.17 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bab8ce

RGB

rgb(186, 184, 206)

HSL

hsl(245.5, 18.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.5, 10.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 10.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(75.56, 4.97, -10.81)

LCH

lch(75.56, 11.9, 294.69)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0309, 289.84)

HWB

hwb(245.5, 72.2%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccceb8

Analogous

#b8c1ce

#bab8ce

#c5b8ce

Triadic

#bab8ce

#cebab8

#b8ceba

Split-complementary

#bab8ce

#cec5b8

#c1ceb8

Tetradic

#bab8ce

#ceb8cc

#ccceb8

#b8ceba

Square

#bab8ce

#ceb8c1

#ccceb8

#b8cec5

Shades

Color #bab8ce mixed toward black.

#9592b3

#6f6b99

#535073

#37354d

#1c1b26

Tints

Color #bab8ce mixed toward white.

#c6c4d6

#d1d0de

#dddce7

#e8e7ef

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bab8ce mixed toward gray.

#bcbacc

#bdbcca

#bfbec9

#c0bfc7

#c2c1c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c9 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#b9b9c8 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#bac5c4 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bab8ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab8ce]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bab8ce (#bab8ce) is rgb(186, 184, 206) in RGB.

No, #bab8ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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