#bab9c8

Color #bab9c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bab9c8

RGB

rgb(186, 185, 200)

HSL

hsl(244, 12%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244, 7.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 7.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(75.64, 3.22, -7.43)

LCH

lch(75.64, 8.1, 293.43)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.021, 288.87)

HWB

hwb(244, 72.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7c8b9

Analogous

#b9c0c8

#bab9c8

#c2b9c8

Triadic

#bab9c8

#c8bab9

#b9c8ba

Split-complementary

#bab9c8

#c8c2b9

#c0c8b9

Tetradic

#bab9c8

#c8b9c7

#c7c8b9

#b9c8ba

Square

#bab9c8

#c8b9c0

#c7c8b9

#b9c8c2

Shades

Color #bab9c8 mixed toward black.

#9795ac

#737190

#56556c

#3a3848

#1d1c24

Tints

Color #bab9c8 mixed toward white.

#c6c5d1

#d1d0da

#dddce4

#e8e8ed

#f4f3f6

Tones

Color #bab9c8 mixed toward gray.

#bbbac7

#bcbcc6

#bdbdc4

#bebec3

#bfbfc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac5 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#babac4 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#bac2c1 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bab9c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab9c8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bab9c8 (#bab9c8) is rgb(186, 185, 200) in RGB.

No, #bab9c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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