#baabce

Color #baabce

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#baabce

RGB

rgb(186, 171, 206)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 26.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 17%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 17%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(72.24, 12.07, -15.79)

LCH

lch(72.24, 19.87, 307.39)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0519, 304.64)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 67.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfceab

Analogous

#abadce

#baabce

#cbabce

Triadic

#baabce

#cebaab

#abceba

Split-complementary

#baabce

#cecbab

#adceab

Tetradic

#baabce

#ceabbf

#bfceab

#abceba

Square

#baabce

#ceabad

#bfceab

#abcecb

Shades

Color #baabce mixed toward black.

#9983b7

#795d9f

#5b4577

#3c2e4f

#1e1728

Tints

Color #baabce mixed toward white.

#c5b9d6

#d1c7de

#dcd5e6

#e8e3ef

#f3f1f7

Tones

Color #baabce mixed toward gray.

#baaecb

#bbb1c8

#bbb4c5

#bcb7c2

#bcbabf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c6 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#b5b6c4 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#b9c0be · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 15.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #baabce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baabce]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#baabce (#baabce) is rgb(186, 171, 206) in RGB.

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

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