#bab1c6

Color #bab1c6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bab1c6

RGB

rgb(186, 177, 198)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 15.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 10.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 10.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(73.52, 7.16, -9.49)

LCH

lch(73.52, 11.89, 307.03)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.031, 305.02)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 69.4%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc6b1

Analogous

#b1b2c6

#bab1c6

#c4b1c6

Triadic

#bab1c6

#c6bab1

#b1c6ba

Split-complementary

#bab1c6

#c6c4b1

#b2c6b1

Tetradic

#bab1c6

#c6b1bd

#bdc6b1

#b1c6ba

Square

#bab1c6

#c6b1b2

#bdc6b1

#b1c6c4

Shades

Color #bab1c6 mixed toward black.

#9a8dac

#7a6990

#5c4f6c

#3d3548

#1f1a24

Tints

Color #bab1c6 mixed toward white.

#c5becf

#d1cbd9

#dcd8e2

#e8e5ec

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #bab1c6 mixed toward gray.

#bab3c4

#bab4c2

#bbb6c1

#bbb8bf

#bbbabd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c1 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b7c0 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#babdbc · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab1c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab1c6]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bab1c6 (#bab1c6) is rgb(186, 177, 198) in RGB.

No, #bab1c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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