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#bab9dd color: Wisteria Fragrance

#bab9dd is rgb(186, 185, 221) in RGB and oklch(79.839% 0.0506 286.466) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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242°
100%

79.8%
0.051
286°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Silver
  • violet-300
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #bab9dd

#bab9dd is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 79.8% lightness, 0.051 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.9:1 contrast and black text 11.07:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Wisteria Fragrance (#bbbcde). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #bab9dd mixed with white

  1. bab9dd
  2. c1c0e0
  3. c7c7e4
  4. cecee7
  5. d5d5eb
  6. dcdcee
  7. e3e3f2
  8. eaeaf5
  9. f1f1f8
  10. f8f8fc

Darker: #bab9dd mixed with black

  1. bab9dd
  2. a1a0c0
  3. 8989a4
  4. 727188
  5. 5c5b6e
  6. 464655
  7. 32313d
  8. 1e1e26
  9. 0d0d11
  10. 020202

Calmer: #bab9dd with less saturation

  1. bab9dd
  2. bab9da
  3. bbbad7
  4. bbbad4
  5. bbbbd0
  6. bbbbcd
  7. bcbcca
  8. bcbcc7
  9. bcbcc4
  10. bdbdc0

Questions about #bab9dd

What color is #bab9dd?

#bab9dd is soft light violet. The closest named color is Wisteria Fragrance. In RGB it is rgb(186, 185, 221), in HSL hsl(241.67, 34.62%, 79.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.839% 0.0506 286.466).

What colors go well with #bab9dd?

The complementary color of #bab9dd is #c1c09b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a9bfde and #cab4d3. The triadic partners are #dab4a2 and #9fc8b6.

Is white or black text more readable on #bab9dd?

Black text reads better on #bab9dd: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and black gives 11.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bab9dd a warm or cool color?

#bab9dd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 79.8% and its chroma 0.051.