What color is #BABBE4?

#BABBE4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABBE4?

The RGB value is 186, 187, 228: 186 red, 187 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABBE4?

The complementary color is #E4E3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABBE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABBE4 color

#BABBE4 rgb(186, 187, 228)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BABBE4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 73.3% green and 89.4% blue (186, 187, 228).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 44% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#BABBE4 color codes

HEX	`#BABBE4`
RGB	`rgb(186, 187, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 73.3%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 44%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 18%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 18%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.03, 8, -20.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.03, 22.03, 291.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.02, 51.58, 80.599)`
Decimal	`12237796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABBE4, 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 #BABBE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABBE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #BABBE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babbe4; }
.text { color: #babbe4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babbe4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 187 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babbe4, #cebae4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BABBE4?: #BABBE4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABBE4?: The RGB value is 186, 187, 228: 186 red, 187 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABBE4?: The complementary color is #E4E3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABBE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.