#baacd9

Color #baacd9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.72 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#baacd9

RGB

rgb(186, 172, 217)

HSL

hsl(258.7, 37.2%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.7, 20.7%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.3%, 20.7%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(72.86, 13.83, -20.88)

LCH

lch(72.86, 25.04, 303.52)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.065, 299.09)

HWB

hwb(258.7, 67.5%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbd9ac

Analogous

#acb5d9

#baacd9

#d1acd9

Triadic

#baacd9

#d9baac

#acd9ba

Split-complementary

#baacd9

#d9d1ac

#b5d9ac

Tetradic

#baacd9

#d9accb

#cbd9ac

#acd9ba

Square

#baacd9

#d9acb5

#cbd9ac

#acd9d1

Shades

Color #baacd9 mixed toward black.

#9580c5

#7053b0

#543d85

#382959

#1c142c

Tints

Color #baacd9 mixed toward white.

#c6badf

#d1c8e6

#ddd6ec

#e8e3f2

#f4f1f9

Tones

Color #baacd9 mixed toward gray.

#bcb0d5

#bdb4d2

#beb7ce

#c0bbca

#c1bfc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4cf · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#b5b6cd · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#b9c7c5 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baacd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baacd9]

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

#baacd9 (#baacd9) is rgb(186, 172, 217) in RGB.

No, #baacd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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