#baaebf

Color #baaebf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#baaebf

RGB

rgb(186, 174, 191)

HSL

hsl(282.4, 11.7%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.4, 8.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.54, 7.43, -7.11)

LCH

lch(72.54, 10.28, 316.26)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0273, 316.19)

HWB

hwb(282.4, 68.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bfae

Analogous

#b2aebf

#baaebf

#bfaebc

Triadic

#baaebf

#bfbaae

#aebfba

Split-complementary

#baaebf

#bcbfae

#aebfb2

Tetradic

#baaebf

#bfaeb3

#b3bfae

#aebfba

Square

#baaebf

#bfb2ae

#b3bfae

#aebcbf

Shades

Color #baaebf mixed toward black.

#9d8ca4

#806b88

#605166

#403644

#201b22

Tints

Color #baaebf mixed toward white.

#c6bcca

#d1c9d4

#ddd7df

#e8e4ea

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #baaebf mixed toward gray.

#b9b0be

#b9b1bc

#b8b2bb

#b8b4b9

#b7b5b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5bb · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b7ba · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#b9b8b7 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baaebf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baaebf]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#baaebf (#baaebf) is rgb(186, 174, 191) in RGB.

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

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