Muted violet
#BAB2DA
#BAB2DA is a muted violet with low intensity, at step 300 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 9.4:1. On white it reaches only 2.0:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#BAB2DA shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #BAB2DA kept exactly at step 300. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F7F5FF
- 100 ECE8FF
- 200 DAD4F6
- 300 BAB2DA
- 400 A59DC3
- 500 8981A7
- 600 6F678B
- 700 575071
- 800 413A58
- 900 2D273F
- 950 191528
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-violet-50: #f7f5ff; --color-violet-100: #ece8ff; --color-violet-200: #dad4f6; --color-violet-300: #bab2da; --color-violet-400: #a59dc3; --color-violet-500: #8981a7; --color-violet-600: #6f678b; --color-violet-700: #575071; --color-violet-800: #413a58; --color-violet-900: #2d273f; --color-violet-950: #191528;}Is #BAB2DA readable?
Contrast for text on #BAB2DA and for #BAB2DA used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 2.0APCA Lc 43 · Placeholders and disabled text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 9.4APCA Lc 64 · Content text 16px and up
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #797296 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.0APCA Lc 39 · Placeholders and disabled text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 9.4APCA Lc 63 · Content text 16px and up
Color palettes with #BAB2DA
Six palettes built around #BAB2DA, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#BAB2DA · #C786C8 · #8EAAFF · #FFC5D9 · #2D2834
- Complementary#BAB2DA · #CAB04B · #95C65F · #EBE5FF · #2D2A34
- Split complementary#BAB2DA · #DAA757 · #50C54F · #DDD5FF · #26232A
- Triadic#BAB2DA · #BF7550 · #00C19B · #E1DEFF · #282631
- Tetradic#BAB2DA · #D56858 · #D0AF00 · #6BECF8 · #25232A
- Monochromatic#BAB2DA · #916BC7 · #B9ABFF · #DED4FF · #222127
#BAB2DA as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #BAB2DA looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F7F5FF
- Brand 100, #ECE8FF
- Brand 200, #DAD4F6
- Brand 300, #BAB2DA
- Brand 400, #A59DC3
- Brand 500, #8981A7
- Brand 600, #6F678B
- Brand 700, #575071
- Brand 800, #413A58
- Brand 900, #2D273F
- Brand 950, #191528
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F4F4F6
- Neutral 200, #E5E5E8
- Neutral 300, #D4D3D9
- Neutral 400, #A1A0A7
- Neutral 500, #73727B
- Neutral 600, #54535B
- Neutral 700, #403F47
- Neutral 800, #28272D
- Neutral 900, #18171D
- Neutral 950, #0A090F
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #9AEFC1
- Success 300, #77D6A6
- Success 400, #51BB88
- Success 500, #38AA77
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #EAA553
- Warning 400, #D69344
- Warning 500, #B9771D
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #F77575
- Danger 500, #D45154
- Danger 600, #B93A40
- Danger 700, #991F2A
- Danger 800, #7B0419
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #70A6EB
- Info 500, #5188CD
- Info 600, #396EB0
- Info 700, #235693
- Info 800, #103F76
- Info 900, #012A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 300 with neutral 950 text, at 9.9:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 300: it already reads on the dark background at 9.9:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #BAB2DA
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