#baaebc

Color #baaebc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#baaebc

RGB

rgb(186, 174, 188)

HSL

hsl(291.4, 9.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.4, 7.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 7.4%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.46, 6.86, -5.59)

LCH

lch(72.46, 8.85, 320.82)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0238, 321.49)

HWB

hwb(291.4, 68.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0bcae

Analogous

#b3aebc

#baaebc

#bcaeb7

Triadic

#baaebc

#bcbaae

#aebcba

Split-complementary

#baaebc

#b7bcae

#aebcb3

Tetradic

#baaebc

#bcaeb0

#b0bcae

#aebcba

Square

#baaebc

#bcb3ae

#b0bcae

#aeb7bc

Shades

Color #baaebc mixed toward black.

#9e8da1

#816d84

#615263

#403742

#201b21

Tints

Color #baaebc mixed toward white.

#c6bcc7

#d1c9d2

#ddd7de

#e8e4e9

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #baaebc mixed toward gray.

#b9afbb

#b8b0ba

#b8b2b9

#b7b3b7

#b6b4b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b9 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b8 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#b9b6b6 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baaebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baaebc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#baaebc (#baaebc) is rgb(186, 174, 188) in RGB.

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

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