#BABDC6#BABDC6
#BABDC6 is a light, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.509; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.013 H 271.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BABDC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 189, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 10%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 6%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.1%, 4.5%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.63, 0.68, -4.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.63, 4.93, 277.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.87% 0.0003 -0.0131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.87% 0.013 271.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6384, 50.9112, 60.6796) |
| Luminance | 0.5091 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 2.32
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 4.55
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 6.57
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 7.06
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 7.12
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BABDC6 #C6C3BA
analogous
#BAC3C6 #BABDC6 #BDBAC6
triadic
#BABDC6 #C6BABD #BDC6BA
tetradic
#BABDC6 #C6BAC3 #C6C3BA #BAC6BD
square
#BABDC6 #C6BAC3 #C6C3BA #BAC6BD
split-complementary
#BABDC6 #C6BDBA #C3C6BA
monochromatic
#777D8F #989DAA #BABDC6 #DCDDE2 #EEEFF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#BABDC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.18
#BABDC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BABDC6
11.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BABDC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BABDC6 | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.18 | 11.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBBEC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BABDC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8BFC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #babdc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 189, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.013 271.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ced0d7',
500: '#babdc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #babdc6; $custom-light: #ced0d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#babdc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 189,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225,
"s": 9.524,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79872,
"c": 0.01306,
"h": 271.3
},
"luminance": 0.50912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BABDC6
secondary
#99968B
accent
#835294
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFB
border
#D4D4D4
text
#131414
muted
#838383