Information about #BABAC9 color

#BABAC9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BABAC9 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 186, 201) — 72.9% red, 72.9% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 6 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BABAC9 is a gently muted classic blue that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Blue Haze (#BDBACE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ghost (#C0BFC7) and Half Grey Chateau (#BABDC1).

The recipe behind #BABAC9 is rgb(186, 186, 201), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BABAC9 color variations

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

#BABAC9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BABAC9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BABAC9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BABAC9 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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#BABAC9 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 #BABAC9

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

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

Quarter Powder Blue color link
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

#BABAC9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BABAC9
  • RGB186, 186, 201
  • CMYK6, 6, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(186, 186, 201)
  • HSL240°, 12%, 76%
  • HSL Precise240°, 12.195%, 75.882%
  • HSV240°, 7%, 79%
  • HSB240°, 7%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.729, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.729, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.729, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBABAC9
  • DECIMAL ID12237513
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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