#baa4dd

Color #baa4dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.16 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#baa4dd

RGB

rgb(186, 164, 221)

HSL

hsl(263.2, 45.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.2, 25.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 25.8%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(71.02, 19.12, -25.88)

LCH

lch(71.02, 32.18, 306.46)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0837, 302.11)

HWB

hwb(263.2, 64.3%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7dda4

Analogous

#a4aadd

#baa4dd

#d7a4dd

Triadic

#baa4dd

#ddbaa4

#a4ddba

Split-complementary

#baa4dd

#ddd7a4

#aadda4

Tetradic

#baa4dd

#dda4c7

#c7dda4

#a4ddba

Square

#baa4dd

#dda4aa

#c7dda4

#a4ddd7

Shades

Color #baa4dd mixed toward black.

#9775cc

#7347ba

#56348c

#3a235d

#1d112f

Tints

Color #baa4dd mixed toward white.

#c6b3e3

#d1c2e8

#ddd2ee

#e8e1f4

#f4f0f9

Tones

Color #baa4dd mixed toward gray.

#bba9d8

#bcaed4

#bdb2cf

#beb7ca

#bfbcc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1d1 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#b2b4ce · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#b9c7c5 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baa4dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baa4dd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#baa4dd (#baa4dd) is rgb(186, 164, 221) in RGB.

No, #baa4dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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