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#bab8db

a light, soft blue · warm · closest name: lavender

RGB
186, 184, 219
HSL
243°, 33%, 79%
CMYK
15, 16, 0, 14
Luminance
0.4983

Every format

HEX#bab8db
RGBrgb(186, 184, 219)
HSLhsl(243, 33%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(76.0 7.7 -17.3)
LCHlch(76.0 18.9 294.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.796 0.049 287.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bab8db;
background-color: #bab8db;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bab8db] bg-[#bab8db]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bab8db;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.729, green: 0.722, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bab8db")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bab8db on white: 1.91:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bab8db on black: 10.97:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red72.9%
Green72.2%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.1%
Magenta16.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#bab8db text on a black background

contrast 10.97:1

Card sample

#bab8db text on a white background

contrast 1.91:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bab8db;
Background color
Panel with #bab8db background
background-color: #bab8db;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bab8db;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(186, 184, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(186, 184, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bab8db;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bab8db, #D1B8DB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bab8db

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bab8db in the Color Lab