Information about #BAB3D0 color

#BAB3D0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAB3D0 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 179, 208) — 72.9% red, 70.2% green, 81.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 11 / 0 / 18. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BAB3D0 reads as a softly toned deep-sea blue and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Haze (#BDBACE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Violet (#BBB5D8) and Moon Raker (#C0B2D7).

The recipe behind #BAB3D0 is rgb(186, 179, 208), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BAB3D0: 10.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #BAB3D0 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BAB3D0 color variations

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

#BAB3D0 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 #BAB3D0

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

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAB3D0
  • RGB186, 179, 208
  • CMYK9, 11, 0, 18
  • CSSrgb(186, 179, 208)
  • HSL254°, 24%, 76%
  • HSL Precise254.483°, 23.577%, 75.882%
  • HSV254°, 14%, 82%
  • HSB254°, 14%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.816
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.702, 0.816)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.702, 0.816, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.702, 0.816)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAB3D0
  • DECIMAL ID12235728
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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