#bab8da

Color #bab8da

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.24 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bab8da

RGB

rgb(186, 184, 218)

HSL

hsl(243.5, 31.5%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.5, 15.6%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 15.6%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(75.93, 7.47, -16.77)

LCH

lch(75.93, 18.36, 294.01)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0478, 287.9)

HWB

hwb(243.5, 72.2%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8dab8

Analogous

#b8c7da

#bab8da

#cbb8da

Triadic

#bab8da

#dabab8

#b8daba

Split-complementary

#bab8da

#dacbb8

#c7dab8

Tetradic

#bab8da

#dab8d8

#d8dab8

#b8daba

Square

#bab8da

#dab8c7

#d8dab8

#b8dacb

Shades

Color #bab8da mixed toward black.

#8f8cc3

#6460ac

#494584

#302e58

#18172c

Tints

Color #bab8da mixed toward white.

#c5c4e0

#d1d0e6

#dcdbec

#e8e7f3

#f3f3f9

Tones

Color #bab8da mixed toward gray.

#bcbbd7

#bfbed4

#c1c0d1

#c4c3cf

#c6c6cc

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

#b9b9d2 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#b9b9d1 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#bacccb · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bab8da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab8da]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bab8da (#bab8da) is rgb(186, 184, 218) in RGB.

No, #bab8da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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