#BABBCC#BABBCC
#BABBCC is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.503; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.024 H 283.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BABBCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 187, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 15%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 9%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.8%, 8.3%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.28, 2.95, -8.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.28, 9.15, 288.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.66% 0.0054 -0.0232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.66% 0.024 283.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.9169, 50.3391, 64.2543) |
| Luminance | 0.5034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.75
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 7.50
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.77
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 8.04
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 8.47
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BABBCC #CCCBBA
analogous
#BAC4CC #BABBCC #C2BACC
triadic
#BABBCC #CCBABB #BBCCBA
tetradic
#BABBCC #CCBAC4 #CCCBBA #BACCC2
square
#BABBCC #CCBAC4 #CCCBBA #BACCC2
split-complementary
#BABBCC #CCC2BA #C4CCBA
monochromatic
#747698 #9798B2 #BABBCC #DDDEE6 #EDEEF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#BABBCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.07
#BABBCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BABBCC
11.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BABBCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BABBCC | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.07 | 11.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7BDCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6BCCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6BEC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #babbcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 187, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.024 283.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cecfdb',
500: '#babbcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #babbcc; $custom-light: #cecfdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#babbcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 187,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 236.667,
"s": 15,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79656,
"c": 0.02387,
"h": 283.2
},
"luminance": 0.50339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BABBCC
secondary
#A09F8A
accent
#954C99
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFB
border
#D4D4D4
text
#131315
muted
#838384