What color is #BAB6DF?

#BAB6DF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB6DF?

The RGB value is 186, 182, 223: 186 red, 182 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB6DF?

The complementary color is #DBDFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB6DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB6DF color

#BAB6DF rgb(186, 182, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BAB6DF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 71.4% green and 87.5% blue (186, 182, 223).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 39% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#BAB6DF color codes

HEX	`#BAB6DF`
RGB	`rgb(186, 182, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 71.4%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 39%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.59, 9.64, -20)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.59, 22.2, 295.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.294, 49.222, 76.649)`
Decimal	`12236511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB6DF, 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 #BAB6DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB6DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #BAB6DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab6df; }
.text { color: #bab6df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab6df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 182 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab6df, #cfb6df); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAB6DF?: #BAB6DF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB6DF?: The RGB value is 186, 182, 223: 186 red, 182 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB6DF?: The complementary color is #DBDFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB6DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.