Palettes / Colors / #BABCDD

#BABCDD — Light Muted Blue

#BABCDD is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BABCDD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BABCDD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DDDCBB; it also sits naturally between #BBCEDD and #CABBDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 74% · Blue 87%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BABCDD

.text { color: #BABCDD; }
.background { background-color: #BABCDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BABCDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 188, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 34%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BABCDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 188, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BABCDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 188, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BABCDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BABCDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BABCDD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDDCBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BABCDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BABCDD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BABCDD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BABCDD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BABCDC  ·  #BABCDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BABCDD?

#BABCDD is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 186, 188, 221). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BABCDD?

#BABCDD is RGB 186, 188, 221 — HSL 237°, 34%, 80% — CMYK 16%, 15%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BABCDD?

Its complement is #DDDCBB; analogous partners are #BBCEDD and #CABBDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BABCDD for text?

Black text on #BABCDD has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.