What color is #BAB6E1?

#BAB6E1 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 #BAB6E1?

The RGB value is 186, 182, 225: 186 red, 182 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB6E1?

The complementary color is #DDE1B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB6E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB6E1 color

#BAB6E1 rgb(186, 182, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BAB6E1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 71.4% green and 88.2% blue (186, 182, 225).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 42% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#BAB6E1 color codes

HEX	`#BAB6E1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 182, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 71.4%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 42%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 19%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 19%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.66, 10.07, -20.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.66, 23.28, 295.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.565, 49.331, 78.077)`
Decimal	`12236513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB6E1, 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 #BAB6E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB6E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #BAB6E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab6e1; }
.text { color: #bab6e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab6e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 182 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab6e1, #d0b6e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAB6E1?: #BAB6E1 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 #BAB6E1?: The RGB value is 186, 182, 225: 186 red, 182 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB6E1?: The complementary color is #DDE1B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB6E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.