Recognised as Colour
#BAB2DA
- #BAB2DA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BAB2DA is a blue with RGB values 186, 178, 218 and HSL 252°, 35%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BAB2DA#BAB2DA
HEX#BAB2DA
RGBrgb(186, 178, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.698, 0.8549
RGB percentages72.9%, 69.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(252, 35.1%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 18.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK14.7%, 18.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,235,482
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB2DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#454D25
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D2DAB2
Analogous#B2BEDA, #CEB2DA
Triadic#DABAB2, #B2DABA
Split complementary#DACEB2, #BEDAB2
Tetradic#DAB2BE, #D2DAB2, #B2DACE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G178
B218
Red186 (72.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)35.09%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G B2 · B DA
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