#baaec0

Color #baaec0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#baaec0

RGB

rgb(186, 174, 192)

HSL

hsl(280, 12.5%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 9.4%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 9.4%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(72.57, 7.63, -7.61)

LCH

lch(72.57, 10.78, 315.08)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0286, 314.72)

HWB

hwb(280, 68.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4c0ae

Analogous

#b1aec0

#baaec0

#c0aebd

Triadic

#baaec0

#c0baae

#aec0ba

Split-complementary

#baaec0

#bdc0ae

#aec0b1

Tetradic

#baaec0

#c0aeb4

#b4c0ae

#aec0ba

Square

#baaec0

#c0b1ae

#b4c0ae

#aebdc0

Shades

Color #baaec0 mixed toward black.

#9d8ca5

#7f6b89

#5f5067

#403545

#201b22

Tints

Color #baaec0 mixed toward white.

#c6bccb

#d1c9d5

#ddd7e0

#e8e4ea

#f4f2f5

Tones

Color #baaec0 mixed toward gray.

#bab0bf

#b9b1bd

#b9b3bc

#b8b4ba

#b8b6b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5bc · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b7bb · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#b9b8b8 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baaec0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baaec0]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#baaec0 (#baaec0) is rgb(186, 174, 192) in RGB.

No, #baaec0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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