#baabdf

Color #baabdf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.83 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#baabdf

RGB

rgb(186, 171, 223)

HSL

hsl(257.3, 44.8%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.3, 23.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.6%, 23.3%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(72.82, 15.68, -24.21)

LCH

lch(72.82, 28.84, 302.93)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0749, 297.87)

HWB

hwb(257.3, 67.1%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0dfab

Analogous

#abb6df

#baabdf

#d4abdf

Triadic

#baabdf

#dfbaab

#abdfba

Split-complementary

#baabdf

#dfd4ab

#b6dfab

Tetradic

#baabdf

#dfabd0

#d0dfab

#abdfba

Square

#baabdf

#dfabb6

#d0dfab

#abdfd4

Shades

Color #baabdf mixed toward black.

#937ccd

#6c4cbb

#50368f

#35245f

#1b1230

Tints

Color #baabdf mixed toward white.

#c6b9e4

#d1c7ea

#ddd5ef

#e8e3f4

#f4f1fa

Tones

Color #baabdf mixed toward gray.

#bcb0db

#beb4d6

#c0b8d2

#c1bcce

#c3c1c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4d4 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#b5b6d1 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#b9cbc9 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baabdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baabdf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#baabdf (#baabdf) is rgb(186, 171, 223) in RGB.

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

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