#BAB0CB#BAB0CB

#BAB0CB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.039 H 302.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BAB0CB
RGB	rgb(186, 176, 203)
HSL	hsl(262, 21%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(262, 13%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.4%, 13.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.42, 8.71, -12.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.42, 15.14, 305.13°)
OKLab	oklab(77.41% 0.0211 -0.0333)
OKLCH	oklch(77.41% 0.039 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(46.5525, 45.8016, 62.8764)
Luminance	0.4580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BAB0CB #C1CBB0

analogous

#B0B4CB #BAB0CB #C8B0CB

triadic

#BAB0CB #CBBAB0 #B0CBBA

tetradic

#BAB0CB #CBB0B4 #C1CBB0 #B0CBC8

square

#BAB0CB #CBB0B4 #C1CBB0 #B0CBC8

split-complementary

#BAB0CB #CBC8B0 #B4CBB0

monochromatic

#7A669A #9A8BB3 #BAB0CB #DAD5E3 #EFEDF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.07

#BAB0CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.16

#BAB0CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BAB0CB

10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BAB0CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BAB0CB	1.00	2.07	10.16	10.16
#FFFFFF	2.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ABB4CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ADB4CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7B4B9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bab0cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 176, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.039 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cec7da',
    500: '#bab0cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bab0cb;
$custom-light: #cec7da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bab0cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.222,
    "s": 20.611,
    "l": 74.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77411,
    "c": 0.03944,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.45802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BAB0CB

secondary

#E6E9E2

accent

#9F477E

background

#FCFCFD

surface

#F9F8FA

border

#D2D1D3

text

#131314

muted

#828283

Preview Lab

Preview with #BAB0CB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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