#bab2bf

Color #bab2bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bab2bf

RGB

rgb(186, 178, 191)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 9.2%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 6.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(73.57, 5.26, -5.58)

LCH

lch(73.57, 7.67, 313.31)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0202, 312.6)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 69.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7bfb2

Analogous

#b4b2bf

#bab2bf

#bfb2be

Triadic

#bab2bf

#bfbab2

#b2bfba

Split-complementary

#bab2bf

#bebfb2

#b2bfb4

Tetradic

#bab2bf

#bfb2b7

#b7bfb2

#b2bfba

Square

#bab2bf

#bfb4b2

#b7bfb2

#b2bebf

Shades

Color #bab2bf mixed toward black.

#9c91a3

#7e7086

#5e5465

#3f3843

#1f1c22

Tints

Color #bab2bf mixed toward white.

#c6bfca

#d1ccd4

#ddd9df

#e8e5ea

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bab2bf mixed toward gray.

#bab3be

#bab4bd

#b9b5bc

#b9b6bb

#b9b8ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bc · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b7b8bb · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#babab9 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab2bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab2bf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bab2bf (#bab2bf) is rgb(186, 178, 191) in RGB.

No, #bab2bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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