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Recognised as Colour

#BAB0BF

  • #BAB0BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BAB0BF is a violet with RGB values 186, 176, 191 and HSL 280°, 10%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BAB0BF#BAB0BF
HEX#BAB0BF
RGBrgb(186, 176, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6902, 0.749
RGB percentages72.9%, 69%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(280, 10.5%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 7.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK2.6%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,234,943
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB0BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#454F40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEB3C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B4BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BAB2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.7Silver · ΔE 10.1Thistle · ΔE 10.2Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9Light grey · ΔE 14.6Gainsboro · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5BFB0
Analogous#B3B0BF, #BFB0BC
Triadic#BFBAB0, #B0BFBA
Split complementary#BCBFB0, #B0BFB2
Tetradic#BFB2B0, #B5BFB0, #B0BCBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE8ED
Lighter +10%#D3CCD6
Darker −10%#A194A8
Darker −20%#897891
Darker −30%#6F6076
Darker −40%#54495A
More saturated +25%#C09ED1
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R186
G176
B191
Red186 (72.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)10.49%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G B0 · B BF

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