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#BAABCE Color

#BAABCE is rgb(186, 171, 206) in RGB, hsl(266, 26%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAABCE
HEX#BAABCE
RGBrgb(186, 171, 206)
HSLhsl(266, 26%, 74%)
HSVhsv(266, 17%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.052 304.6)
LABlab(72.14% 10.58 -15.82)
LCHlch(72.14% 19.03 303.77)

What #BAABCE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BAABCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.26Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.99Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.44Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.45Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.62Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 10.09

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BAABCE Channel Values

How #BAABCE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 171 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 26% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 17% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAABCE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAABCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAABCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAABCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAABCE
Complementary
#BFCEAB
Analogous
#ABAECE
Analogous
#CCABCE
Triadic
#CEBAAB
Triadic
#ABCEBA
Split comp.
#CECCAB
Split comp.
#AECEAB

Tints & Shades of #BAABCE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2B5D4
#CDC2DB
#D5CCE1
#DFD8E8
#E7E2EE
#F2EFF6

Shades

#A08BBB
#866BA8
#6C538D
#54406D
#3B2D4D
#221A2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAABCE.

How #BAABCE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BAABCE
Protanopia#AEAECE
Protanomaly#B3ADCE
Deuteranopia#B0B0CE
Deuteranomaly#B4AECE
Tritanopia#B5B0B0
Tritanomaly#B7AEBD
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAABCE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-baabce: #BAABCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAABCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baabce': '#BAABCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.671, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_baabce">#BAABCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAABCE"

More Purple Colors

#BAABCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BAABCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAABCE?

#BAABCE is a light purple — rgb(186, 171, 206) in RGB and hsl(266, 26%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #BAABCE?

#BAABCE is rgb(186, 171, 206) — red 186, green 171, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAABCE?

#BAABCE converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAABCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAABCE scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAABCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAABCE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 10.53, which is visibly different.

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