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#BAB5CF Color

#BAB5CF is rgb(186, 181, 207) in RGB, hsl(252, 21%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAB5CF
HEX#BAB5CF
RGBrgb(186, 181, 207)
HSLhsl(252, 21%, 76%)
HSVhsv(252, 13%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.037 294.4)
LABlab(74.72% 5.60 -12.52)
LCHlch(74.72% 13.72 294.10)

What #BAB5CF 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 #BAB5CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.65Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.31Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.37Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.73Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 9.29Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 9.29

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

#BAB5CF Channel Values

How #BAB5CF 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 181 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 21% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 13% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAB5CF 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAB5CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAB5CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAB5CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAB5CF
Complementary
#CACFB5
Analogous
#B5BDCF
Analogous
#C7B5CF
Triadic
#CFBAB5
Triadic
#B5CFBA
Split comp.
#CFC7B5
Split comp.
#BDCFB5

Tints & Shades of #BAB5CF

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

#C3BED5
#CBC7DB
#D4D1E1
#DFDDE9
#E8E6EF
#F1F0F5

Shades

#9D96BB
#7E74A4
#645B8B
#4E476C
#38324D
#1F1C2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAB5CF.

How #BAB5CF 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#BAB5CF
Protanopia#B6B6CF
Protanomaly#B8B6CF
Deuteranopia#B7B7CF
Deuteranomaly#B8B6CF
Tritanopia#B6B9B9
Tritanomaly#B8B7C2
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

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Using #BAB5CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bab5cf: #BAB5CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAB5CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bab5cf': '#BAB5CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.710, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_bab5cf">#BAB5CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAB5CF"

More Blue Colors

#BAB5CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BAB5CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAB5CF?

#BAB5CF is a light blue — rgb(186, 181, 207) in RGB and hsl(252, 21%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #BAB5CF?

#BAB5CF is rgb(186, 181, 207) — red 186, green 181, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAB5CF?

#BAB5CF converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAB5CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAB5CF scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAB5CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAB5CF 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 9.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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