What color is #BABAE5?

#BABAE5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABAE5?

The RGB value is 186, 186, 229: 186 red, 186 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABAE5?

The complementary color is #E5E5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABAE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABAE5 color

#BABAE5 rgb(186, 186, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BABAE5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.9% green and 89.8% blue (186, 186, 229).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 45% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#BABAE5 color codes

HEX	`#BABAE5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 186, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.9%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 45%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 19%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 19%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.81, 8.77, -21.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.81, 23.13, 292.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.948, 51.213, 81.262)`
Decimal	`12237541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABAE5, 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 #BABAE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABAE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #BABAE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babae5; }
.text { color: #babae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babae5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 186 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babae5, #d0bae5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BABAE5?: #BABAE5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABAE5?: The RGB value is 186, 186, 229: 186 red, 186 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABAE5?: The complementary color is #E5E5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABAE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.