Information about #BAB5C9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BAB5C9 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 181, 201) — 72.9% red, 71% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 8 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BAB5C9 is a gently muted classic blue that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Morepork (#B8B5C2). Slightly further away sit Blue Haze (#BDBACE) and Alaska (#B2B9CD).

The recipe behind #BAB5C9 is rgb(186, 181, 201), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. #BAB5C9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BAB5C9 color variations

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

#BAB5C9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BAB5C9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BAB5C9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BAB5C9 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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#BAB5C9 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 #BAB5C9

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

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAB5C9
  • RGB186, 181, 201
  • CMYK6, 8, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(186, 181, 201)
  • HSL255°, 16%, 75%
  • HSL Precise255°, 15.625%, 74.902%
  • HSV255°, 10%, 79%
  • HSB255°, 10%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.710, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.710, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.710, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAB5C9
  • DECIMAL ID12236233
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers49 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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