#baa8be

Color #baa8be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#baa8be

RGB

rgb(186, 168, 190)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 14.5%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 11.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 11.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(70.98, 10.53, -8.87)

LCH

lch(70.98, 13.77, 319.89)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0369, 320.06)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 65.9%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acbea8

Analogous

#afa8be

#baa8be

#bea8b7

Triadic

#baa8be

#bebaa8

#a8beba

Split-complementary

#baa8be

#b7bea8

#a8beaf

Tetradic

#baa8be

#bea8ac

#acbea8

#a8beba

Square

#baa8be

#beafa8

#acbea8

#a8b7be

Shades

Color #baa8be mixed toward black.

#9f86a5

#826689

#624d66

#413344

#211a22

Tints

Color #baa8be mixed toward white.

#c6b6c9

#d1c5d4

#ddd3df

#e8e2e9

#f4f0f4

Tones

Color #baa8be mixed toward gray.

#b9aabc

#b8acba

#b7aeb9

#b5afb7

#b4b1b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b9 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b8 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#b9b5b4 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baa8be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baa8be]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#baa8be (#baa8be) is rgb(186, 168, 190) in RGB.

No, #baa8be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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