What color is #BABAD3?

#BABAD3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABAD3?

The RGB value is 186, 186, 211: 186 red, 186 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABAD3?

The complementary color is #D3D3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABAD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABAD3 color

#BABAD3 rgb(186, 186, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BABAD3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.9% green and 82.7% blue (186, 186, 211).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 22% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#BABAD3 color codes

HEX	`#BABAD3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 186, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 22%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.23, 4.91, -12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.23, 13.46, 291.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.564, 50.26, 68.705)`
Decimal	`12237523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABAD3, 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 #BABAD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABAD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #BABAD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babad3; }
.text { color: #babad3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babad3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 186 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babad3, #c6bad3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BABAD3?: #BABAD3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABAD3?: The RGB value is 186, 186, 211: 186 red, 186 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABAD3?: The complementary color is #D3D3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABAD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.