#BAB7CD#BAB7CD
#BAB7CD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.031 H 291.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAB7CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 183, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 18%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 11%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 10.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.27, 5.31, -10.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.27, 11.94, 296.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.88% 0.0116 -0.0288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.88% 0.031 291.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2005, 48.7136, 64.6091) |
| Luminance | 0.4871 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.22
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.61
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 9.73
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 9.98
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.20
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAB7CD #CACDB7
analogous
#B7BFCD #BAB7CD #C5B7CD
triadic
#BAB7CD #CDBAB7 #B7CDBA
tetradic
#BAB7CD #CDB7BF #CACDB7 #B7CDC5
square
#BAB7CD #CDB7BF #CACDB7 #B7CDC5
split-complementary
#BAB7CD #CDC5B7 #BFCDB7
monochromatic
#756F9B #9793B4 #BAB7CD #DDDBE6 #EEEDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#BAB7CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.74
#BAB7CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAB7CD
10.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAB7CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAB7CD | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.74 | 10.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3BACE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B9CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7BABE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bab7cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 183, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.031 291.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceccdc',
500: '#bab7cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bab7cd; $custom-light: #ceccdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bab7cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 183,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.182,
"s": 18.033,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7888,
"c": 0.03102,
"h": 291.9
},
"luminance": 0.48714
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAB7CD
secondary
#E8E9E2
accent
#9C4991
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F9F8FB
border
#D2D1D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283