Colour
#BAB0C8
- #BAB0C8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BAB0C8 is a violet with RGB values 186, 176, 200 and HSL 265°, 18%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BAB0C8#BAB0C8
HEX#BAB0C8
RGBrgb(186, 176, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6902, 0.7843
RGB percentages72.9%, 69%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(265, 17.9%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265, 12%, 78.4%)
CMYK7%, 12%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,234,952
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB0C8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#454F37
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEC8B0
Analogous#B0B2C8, #C6B0C8
Triadic#C8BAB0, #B0C8BA
Split complementary#C8C6B0, #B2C8B0
Tetradic#C8B0B2, #BEC8B0, #B0C8C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G176
B200
Red186 (72.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue265°
Saturation (HSL)17.91%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G B0 · B C8
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