#BAB6CA#BAB6CA
#BAB6CA is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.028 H 294.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAB6CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 182, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 16%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 10%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 9.9%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.93, 5.25, -9.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.93, 10.92, 298.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.58% 0.012 -0.0257) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.58% 0.028 294.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6363, 48.1591, 62.6517) |
| Luminance | 0.4816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.75
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.48
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.89
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 10.20
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 10.46
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 10.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAB6CA #C6CAB6
analogous
#B6BCCA #BAB6CA #C4B6CA
triadic
#BAB6CA #CABAB6 #B6CABA
tetradic
#BAB6CA #CAB6BC #C6CAB6 #B6CAC4
square
#BAB6CA #CAB6BC #C6CAB6 #B6CAC4
split-complementary
#BAB6CA #CAC4B6 #BCCAB6
monochromatic
#776F97 #9893B0 #BAB6CA #DCD9E4 #EEEDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#BAB6CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.63
#BAB6CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAB6CA
10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAB6CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAB6CA | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.63 | 10.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B9CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B8C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7B9BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bab6ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 182, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.028 294.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cecbda',
500: '#bab6ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bab6ca; $custom-light: #cecbda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bab6ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 182,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252,
"s": 15.873,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78579,
"c": 0.02836,
"h": 294.9
},
"luminance": 0.48159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAB6CA
secondary
#E7E8E3
accent
#9A4B8A
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F9F8FA
border
#D2D1D3
text
#131314
muted
#828283