Information about #BAB2DB color

#BAB2DB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAB2DB falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(186, 178, 219) — 72.9% red, 69.8% green, 85.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 16 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced deep-sea blue, #BAB2DB appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Soft Violet (#BBB5D8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moon Raker (#C0B2D7) and Lavender Grey (#BDBBD7).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 178, 219) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BAB2DB: 10.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BAB2DB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BAB2DB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BAB2DB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BAB2DB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BAB2DB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BAB2DB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BAB2DB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BAB2DB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Pale Light Grayish Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Blue

#B8B8E7

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Pale Light Grayish Indigo color link
Pale Light Grayish Indigo

#C4B8E7

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

#BAB2DB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAB2DB
  • RGB186, 178, 219
  • CMYK13, 16, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(186, 178, 219)
  • HSL252°, 36%, 78%
  • HSL Precise251.707°, 36.283%, 77.843%
  • HSV252°, 19%, 86%
  • HSB252°, 19%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.698, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.698, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.698, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAB2DB
  • DECIMAL ID12235483
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited2 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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