#baa5dd

Color #baa5dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.55 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#baa5dd

RGB

rgb(186, 165, 221)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 45.2%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 25.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 25.3%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(71.26, 18.57, -25.51)

LCH

lch(71.26, 31.55, 306.05)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.082, 301.63)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 64.7%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8dda5

Analogous

#a5acdd

#baa5dd

#d6a5dd

Triadic

#baa5dd

#ddbaa5

#a5ddba

Split-complementary

#baa5dd

#ddd6a5

#acdda5

Tetradic

#baa5dd

#dda5c8

#c8dda5

#a5ddba

Square

#baa5dd

#dda5ac

#c8dda5

#a5ddd6

Shades

Color #baa5dd mixed toward black.

#9676cb

#7248ba

#56358c

#39235d

#1d122f

Tints

Color #baa5dd mixed toward white.

#c6b4e3

#d1c3e8

#ddd2ee

#e8e1f4

#f4f0f9

Tones

Color #baa5dd mixed toward gray.

#bbaad8

#bcaed4

#beb3cf

#bfb8ca

#c0bcc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1d1 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#b2b4ce · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#b9c7c5 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baa5dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baa5dd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#baa5dd (#baa5dd) is rgb(186, 165, 221) in RGB.

No, #baa5dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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