What color is #BAB0CC?

#BAB0CC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB0CC?

The RGB value is 186, 176, 204: 186 red, 176 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB0CC?

The complementary color is #C2CCB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB0CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB0CC color

#BAB0CC rgb(186, 176, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BAB0CC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 69% green and 80% blue (186, 176, 204).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#BAB0CC color codes

HEX	`#BAB0CC`
RGB	`rgb(186, 176, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 69%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.45, 8.92, -12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.45, 15.67, 304.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.672, 45.849, 63.506)`
Decimal	`12234956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB0CC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BAB0CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB0CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BAB0CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab0cc; }
.text { color: #bab0cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab0cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 176 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab0cc, #c8b0cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BAB0CC?: #BAB0CC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB0CC?: The RGB value is 186, 176, 204: 186 red, 176 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB0CC?: The complementary color is #C2CCB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB0CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.