What color is #BABEFC?

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

What is the RGB value of #BABEFC?

The RGB value is 186, 190, 252: 186 red, 190 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABEFC?

The complementary color is #FCF8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABEFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABEFC color

#BABEFC rgb(186, 190, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BABEFC is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.5% green and 98.8% blue (186, 190, 252).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 92% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#BABEFC color codes

HEX	`#BABEFC`
RGB	`rgb(186, 190, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.5%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 92%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 26%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.63, 11.84, -30.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.63, 33.17, 290.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.229, 54.293, 99.594)`
Decimal	`12238588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABEFC, 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 #BABEFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABEFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #BABEFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babefc; }
.text { color: #babefc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babefc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 190 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babefc, #d7bafc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BABEFC?: #BABEFC is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABEFC?: The RGB value is 186, 190, 252: 186 red, 190 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABEFC?: The complementary color is #FCF8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABEFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.