#bab5bf

Color #bab5bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bab5bf

RGB

rgb(186, 181, 191)

HSL

hsl(270, 7.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 5.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 5.2%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(74.35, 3.63, -4.44)

LCH

lch(74.35, 5.74, 309.27)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.015, 308.24)

HWB

hwb(270, 71%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babfb5

Analogous

#b5b5bf

#bab5bf

#bfb5bf

Triadic

#bab5bf

#bfbab5

#b5bfba

Split-complementary

#bab5bf

#bfbfb5

#b5bfb5

Tetradic

#bab5bf

#bfb5ba

#babfb5

#b5bfba

Square

#bab5bf

#bfb5b5

#babfb5

#b5bfbf

Shades

Color #bab5bf mixed toward black.

#9b94a2

#7c7385

#5d5664

#3e3a42

#1f1d21

Tints

Color #bab5bf mixed toward white.

#c5c1ca

#d1ced4

#dcdadf

#e8e6ea

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #bab5bf mixed toward gray.

#bab6be

#bab7bd

#bab7bc

#bab8bc

#bab9bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bd · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b9bc · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#babbba · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 6.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bab5bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab5bf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bab5bf (#bab5bf) is rgb(186, 181, 191) in RGB.

No, #bab5bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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