What color is #BABEDC?

#BABEDC 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 #BABEDC?

The RGB value is 186, 190, 220: 186 red, 190 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABEDC?

The complementary color is #DCD8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABEDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABEDC color

#BABEDC rgb(186, 190, 220)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.5% green and 86.3% blue (186, 190, 220).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#BABEDC color codes

HEX	`#BABEDC`
RGB	`rgb(186, 190, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.54, 4.65, -15.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.54, 16.12, 286.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.578, 52.433, 75.099)`
Decimal	`12238556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABEDC, 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 #BABEDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABEDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	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 #BABEDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babedc; }
.text { color: #babedc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babedc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 190 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babedc, #c7badc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BABEDC?: #BABEDC 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 #BABEDC?: The RGB value is 186, 190, 220: 186 red, 190 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABEDC?: The complementary color is #DCD8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABEDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.