What color is #BABAEE?

#BABAEE is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABAEE?

The RGB value is 186, 186, 238: 186 red, 186 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABAEE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BABAEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABAEE color

#BABAEE rgb(186, 186, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BABAEE is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.9% green and 93.3% blue (186, 186, 238).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 60% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#BABAEE color codes

HEX	`#BABAEE`
RGB	`rgb(186, 186, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.9%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 60%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 22%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 22%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.12, 10.78, -25.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.12, 27.95, 292.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.237, 51.729, 88.052)`
Decimal	`12237550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABAEE, 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 #BABAEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABAEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #BABAEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babaee; }
.text { color: #babaee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babaee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 186 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babaee, #d4baee); }

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Questions

What color is #BABAEE?: #BABAEE is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABAEE?: The RGB value is 186, 186, 238: 186 red, 186 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABAEE?: The complementary color is #EEEEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABAEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.