Information about #BAB0C5 color

#BAB0C5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAB0C5 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 176, 197) — 72.9% red, 69% green, 77.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 8 / 0 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BAB0C5 reads as a gently muted blue-purple violet and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Morepork (#B8B5C2). Slightly further away sit Lola (#B9ACBB) and Greywacke (#BCB8BE).

The recipe behind #BAB0C5 is rgb(186, 176, 197), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. #BAB0C5 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BAB0C5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BAB0C5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BAB0C5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Maverick color link
Maverick

#C8B1C0

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAB0C5
  • RGB186, 176, 197
  • CMYK4, 8, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(186, 176, 197)
  • HSL269°, 15%, 73%
  • HSL Precise268.571°, 15.328%, 73.137%
  • HSV269°, 11%, 77%
  • HSB269°, 11%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.690, 0.773)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.690, 0.773, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.690, 0.773)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAB0C5
  • DECIMAL ID12234949
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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