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#BABEE3 Color

#BABEE3 is rgb(186, 190, 227) in RGB, hsl(234, 42%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BABEE3
HEX#BABEE3
RGBrgb(186, 190, 227)
HSLhsl(234, 42%, 81%)
HSVhsv(234, 18%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.052 280.3)
LABlab(77.58% 4.24 -19.05)
LCHlch(77.58% 19.51 282.55)

What #BABEE3 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 #BABEE3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.74Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.29Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.03Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.18Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.01Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 9.08

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

#BABEE3 Channel Values

How #BABEE3 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 190 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 234° · S 42% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 234° · S 18% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BABEE3 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BABEE3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BABEE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BABEE3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BABEE3
Complementary
#E3DFBA
Analogous
#BAD3E3
Analogous
#CABAE3
Triadic
#E3BABE
Triadic
#BEE3BA
Split comp.
#E3CABA
Split comp.
#D3E3BA

Tints & Shades of #BABEE3

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

#C1C5E6
#CCCFEA
#D4D6ED
#DEE0F2
#E6E7F5
#F1F1F9

Shades

#9299D3
#6B73C2
#4751AE
#373F86
#262C5E
#161936

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BABEE3.

How #BABEE3 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#BABEE3
Protanopia#BDBDE3
Protanomaly#BCBEE3
Deuteranopia#BDBDE3
Deuteranomaly#BCBDE3
Tritanopia#B4C3C3
Tritanomaly#B7C1D1
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BABEE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-babee3: #BABEE3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BABEE3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-babee3': '#BABEE3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.745, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_babee3">#BABEE3</color>
SVG fillfill="#BABEE3"

More Blue Colors

#BABEE3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BABEE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BABEE3?

#BABEE3 is a lightest blue — rgb(186, 190, 227) in RGB and hsl(234, 42%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #BABEE3?

#BABEE3 is rgb(186, 190, 227) — red 186, green 190, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BABEE3?

#BABEE3 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BABEE3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BABEE3 scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BABEE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BABEE3 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 8.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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