#bab9e2

Color #bab9e2

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.35 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bab9e2

RGB

rgb(186, 185, 226)

HSL

hsl(241.5, 41.4%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(241.5, 18.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.7%, 18.1%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(76.45, 8.65, -20.32)

LCH

lch(76.45, 22.08, 293.06)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0577, 286.11)

HWB

hwb(241.5, 72.5%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1e2b9

Analogous

#b9cde2

#bab9e2

#cfb9e2

Triadic

#bab9e2

#e2bab9

#b9e2ba

Split-complementary

#bab9e2

#e2cfb9

#cde2b9

Tetradic

#bab9e2

#e2b9e1

#e1e2b9

#b9e2ba

Square

#bab9e2

#e2b9cd

#e1e2b9

#b9e2cf

Shades

Color #bab9e2 mixed toward black.

#8a89ce

#5b58ba

#3e3c91

#2a2861

#151430

Tints

Color #bab9e2 mixed toward white.

#c6c5e7

#d1d0ec

#dddcf1

#e8e8f5

#f4f3fa

Tones

Color #bab9e2 mixed toward gray.

#bdbcdf

#c1c0db

#c4c3d8

#c7c7d4

#cacad1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babad9 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#babad7 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#bad2d0 · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bab9e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab9e2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bab9e2 (#bab9e2) is rgb(186, 185, 226) in RGB.

No, #bab9e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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