Information about #BAB0CC color

#BAB0CC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAB0CC falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 176, 204) — 72.9% red, 69% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 11 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BAB0CC reads as a calm, restrained violet and floats near the light end of the scale. 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 near neighbor of Blue Haze (#BDBACE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Morepork (#B8B5C2) and Alaska (#B2B9CD).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 176, 204) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. No one has named #BAB0CC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BAB0CC color variations

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

#BAB0CC 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 #BAB0CC

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

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAB0CC
  • RGB186, 176, 204
  • CMYK7, 11, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(186, 176, 204)
  • HSL261°, 22%, 75%
  • HSL Precise261.429°, 21.538%, 74.51%
  • HSV261°, 14%, 80%
  • HSB261°, 14%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.690, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.690, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.690, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAB0CC
  • DECIMAL ID12234956
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01