What color is #BAB2CE?

#BAB2CE 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 #BAB2CE?

The RGB value is 186, 178, 206: 186 red, 178 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB2CE?

The complementary color is #C6CEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB2CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB2CE color

#BAB2CE rgb(186, 178, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BAB2CE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 69.8% green and 80.8% blue (186, 178, 206).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#BAB2CE color codes

HEX	`#BAB2CE`
RGB	`rgb(186, 178, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 69.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.02, 8.23, -13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.02, 15.48, 302.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.309, 46.736, 64.909)`
Decimal	`12235470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB2CE, 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 #BAB2CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB2CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #BAB2CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab2ce; }
.text { color: #bab2ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab2ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 178 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab2ce, #c8b2ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BAB2CE?: #BAB2CE 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 #BAB2CE?: The RGB value is 186, 178, 206: 186 red, 178 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB2CE?: The complementary color is #C6CEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB2CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.