Colour

#BAB4FF

#BAB4FF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Plum

#BAB4FF is a blue with RGB values 186, 180, 255 and HSL 245°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BAB4FF#BAB4FF

HEX#BAB4FF

RGBrgb(186, 180, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7059, 1

RGB percentages72.9%, 70.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(244.8, 100%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.8, 29.4%, 100%)

CMYK27.1%, 29.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,236,031

CSS custom property--colour: #BAB4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#454B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0BEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FBAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AAC1CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2 Thistle · ΔE 27.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 30.1 Medium purple · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F9FFB4

Analogous#B4D4FF, #DFB4FF

Triadic#FFBAB4, #B4FFBA

Split complementary#FFE0B4, #D4FFB4

Tetradic#FFB4D4, #F9FFB4, #B4FFDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E9E7FF

Darker −10%#8B81FF

Darker −20%#5C4EFF

Darker −30%#2D1BFF

Darker −40%#1200E7

More saturated +25%#BAB4FF

Less saturated −25%#C2BDF6

Channel breakdown

R186

G180

B255

Red186 (72.9%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue244.8°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness85.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G B4 · B FF

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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