#BAABC4#BAABC4
#BAABC4 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.039 H 312.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAABC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 171, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 17%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 13%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.1%, 12.8%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.93, 10.05, -10.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.93, 14.73, 313.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.18% 0.026 -0.0289) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.18% 0.039 312) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7748, 43.5507, 58.2612) |
| Luminance | 0.4355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.67
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.20
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.46
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 11.50
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 11.77
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 11.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAABC4 #B5C4AB
analogous
#AEABC4 #BAABC4 #C4ABC2
triadic
#BAABC4 #C4BAAB #ABC4BA
tetradic
#BAABC4 #C4AEAB #B5C4AB #ABC2C4
square
#BAABC4 #C4AEAB #B5C4AB #ABC2C4
split-complementary
#BAABC4 #C2C4AB #ABC4AE
monochromatic
#7F6590 #9C87AB #BAABC4 #D8CFDD #F0EDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#BAABC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#BAABC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAABC4
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAABC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAABC4 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8AFC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB1C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9AEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baabc4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 171, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.039 312.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec4d5',
500: '#baabc4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baabc4; $custom-light: #cec4d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baabc4",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 171,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276,
"s": 17.483,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7618,
"c": 0.03885,
"h": 312
},
"luminance": 0.4355
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAABC4
secondary
#E5E9E2
accent
#9C4A6B
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F9F8FA
border
#D2D1D3
text
#131214
muted
#828183