#bab9ca

Color #bab9ca

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bab9ca

RGB

rgb(186, 185, 202)

HSL

hsl(243.5, 13.8%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.5, 8.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 8.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(75.7, 3.62, -8.43)

LCH

lch(75.7, 9.17, 293.24)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0238, 288.59)

HWB

hwb(243.5, 72.5%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9cab9

Analogous

#b9c1ca

#bab9ca

#c3b9ca

Triadic

#bab9ca

#cabab9

#b9caba

Split-complementary

#bab9ca

#cac3b9

#c1cab9

Tetradic

#bab9ca

#cab9c9

#c9cab9

#b9caba

Square

#bab9ca

#cab9c1

#c9cab9

#b9cac3

Shades

Color #bab9ca mixed toward black.

#9694ae

#727092

#55536e

#393849

#1c1c25

Tints

Color #bab9ca mixed toward white.

#c6c5d3

#d1d0dc

#dddce5

#e8e8ed

#f4f3f6

Tones

Color #bab9ca mixed toward gray.

#bbbac9

#bdbcc7

#bebdc6

#bfbfc4

#c0c0c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac6 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#babac5 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#bac3c2 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab9ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab9ca]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bab9ca (#bab9ca) is rgb(186, 185, 202) in RGB.

No, #bab9ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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