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#BABBCD Blue Haze

#BABBCD is a light gray named Blue Haze. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 73.3% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(186, 187, 205)). Its HSL value is 237° hue, 16% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BABBCD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.08:1.

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#BABBCD color conversion

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Variations of #BABBCD

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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#BABBCD 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.

BABBCDBAC4CDC3BACD
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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.

BABBCDCCBACDCDCCBABBCDBA
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BABBCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B6BCCC
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BDCE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BCCE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6BCCC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7BCCD
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6BEC1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9BCC7
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBCC1

#BABBCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#BABBCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.08:1 Very good#BABBCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BABBCD in CSS

/* Blue Haze */
.color { color: #BABBCD; }
.background { background-color: #BABBCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BABBCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 187 205);
color: hsl(237 16% 77%);
color: oklch(0.797 0.025 283.3);

#BABBCD FAQ

What color is #BABBCD?

#BABBCD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BABBCD?

#BABBCD is rgb(186, 187, 205) in RGB, hsl(237, 16%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BABBCD?

The complementary color of #BABBCD is #CDCCBA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BABBCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BABBCD: 11.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BABBCD a warm or cool color?

#BABBCD is a neutral color.