#baa7bd

Color #baa7bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.68 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#baa7bd

RGB

rgb(186, 167, 189)

HSL

hsl(291.8, 14.3%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.8, 11.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 11.6%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(70.7, 10.88, -8.75)

LCH

lch(70.7, 13.96, 321.19)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0376, 321.7)

HWB

hwb(291.8, 65.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aabda7

Analogous

#afa7bd

#baa7bd

#bda7b5

Triadic

#baa7bd

#bdbaa7

#a7bdba

Split-complementary

#baa7bd

#b5bda7

#a7bdaf

Tetradic

#baa7bd

#bda7aa

#aabda7

#a7bdba

Square

#baa7bd

#bdafa7

#aabda7

#a7b5bd

Shades

Color #baa7bd mixed toward black.

#9f85a4

#836688

#624c66

#413344

#211922

Tints

Color #baa7bd mixed toward white.

#c5b6c8

#d1c4d3

#dcd3de

#e8e2e9

#f3f0f4

Tones

Color #baa7bd mixed toward gray.

#b9a9bb

#b7abb9

#b6acb7

#b5aeb6

#b3b0b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b8 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b5b7 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#b9b4b3 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baa7bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baa7bd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#baa7bd (#baa7bd) is rgb(186, 167, 189) in RGB.

No, #baa7bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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