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#BAB8D5 Color

#BAB8D5 is rgb(186, 184, 213) in RGB, hsl(244, 26%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAB8D5
HEX#BAB8D5
RGBrgb(186, 184, 213)
HSLhsl(244, 26%, 78%)
HSVhsv(244, 14%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.041 288.6)
LABlab(75.65% 5.01 -14.39)
LCHlch(75.65% 15.24 289.21)

What #BAB8D5 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 #BAB8D5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.65Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.71Soap#CEC8EFΔE 8.14Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.16Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.4Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.42

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

#BAB8D5 Channel Values

How #BAB8D5 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 184 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 26% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 14% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAB8D5 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAB8D5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAB8D5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAB8D5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAB8D5
Complementary
#D4D5B8
Analogous
#B8C5D5
Analogous
#C9B8D5
Triadic
#D5BAB8
Triadic
#B8D5BA
Split comp.
#D5C9B8
Split comp.
#C5D5B8

Tints & Shades of #BAB8D5

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

#C4C2DB
#CDCCE1
#D6D5E6
#DDDCEA
#E6E5F0
#EFEFF6

Shades

#9895C1
#7975AE
#5B5794
#474474
#312F50
#1E1C30

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAB8D5.

How #BAB8D5 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#BAB8D5
Protanopia#B8B8D5
Protanomaly#B9B8D5
Deuteranopia#B9B9D5
Deuteranomaly#B9B8D5
Tritanopia#B6BCBC
Tritanomaly#B8BAC6
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAB8D5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bab8d5: #BAB8D5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAB8D5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bab8d5': '#BAB8D5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.722, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_bab8d5">#BAB8D5</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAB8D5"

More Blue Colors

#BAB8D5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BAB8D5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAB8D5?

#BAB8D5 is a light blue — rgb(186, 184, 213) in RGB and hsl(244, 26%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #BAB8D5?

#BAB8D5 is rgb(186, 184, 213) — red 186, green 184, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAB8D5?

#BAB8D5 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAB8D5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAB8D5 scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAB8D5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAB8D5 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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