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#BAB1CA closest to Pastel Lilac

#BAB1CA is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Pastel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 69.4% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(186, 177, 202)). Its HSL value is 262° hue, 19% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #BAB1CA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.23:1.

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Variations of #BAB1CA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BAB1CA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BAB1CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BAB1CA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEB5C9
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADB5CB
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0B4CB
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEB5C9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B2B4CA
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8B4B9
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9B2C2
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6B4BA

#BAB1CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.05:1 Very poor#BAB1CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.23:1 Very good#BAB1CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BAB1CA in CSS

/* Pastel Lilac */
.color { color: #BAB1CA; }
.background { background-color: #BAB1CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BAB1CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 177 202);
color: hsl(262 19% 74%);
color: oklch(0.776 0.036 301.9);

#BAB1CA FAQ

What color is #BAB1CA?

#BAB1CA is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BAB1CA?

#BAB1CA is rgb(186, 177, 202) in RGB, hsl(262, 19%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BAB1CA?

The complementary color of #BAB1CA is #C1CAB1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BAB1CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BAB1CA: 10.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BAB1CA a warm or cool color?

#BAB1CA is a cool color.