Recognised as Colour
#BAB3DF
- #BAB3DF
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BAB3DF is a blue with RGB values 186, 179, 223 and HSL 250°, 41%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BAB3DF#BAB3DF
HEX#BAB3DF
RGBrgb(186, 179, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.702, 0.8745
RGB percentages72.9%, 70.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(249.5, 40.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 19.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK16.6%, 19.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,235,743
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB3DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#454C20
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8DFB3
Analogous#B3C2DF, #D0B3DF
Triadic#DFBAB3, #B3DFBA
Split complementary#DFD0B3, #C2DFB3
Tetradic#DFB3C2, #D8DFB3, #B3DFD0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G179
B223
Red186 (72.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue249.55°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G B3 · B DF
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