#bab7be

Color #bab7be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bab7be

RGB

rgb(186, 183, 190)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 5.1%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 3.7%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(74.84, 2.36, -3.17)

LCH

lch(74.84, 3.95, 306.67)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0103, 305.54)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 71.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbeb7

Analogous

#b7b7be

#bab7be

#bdb7be

Triadic

#bab7be

#bebab7

#b7beba

Split-complementary

#bab7be

#bebdb7

#b7beb7

Tetradic

#bab7be

#beb7bb

#bbbeb7

#b7beba

Square

#bab7be

#beb7b7

#bbbeb7

#b7bebd

Shades

Color #bab7be mixed toward black.

#9b96a0

#7b7683

#5d5862

#3e3b41

#1f1d21

Tints

Color #bab7be mixed toward white.

#c5c3c9

#d1cfd4

#dcdbde

#e8e7e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #bab7be mixed toward gray.

#bab7bd

#bab8bd

#bab9bc

#bababb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9bc · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b9b9bc · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#babbbb · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab7be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab7be]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bab7be (#bab7be) is rgb(186, 183, 190) in RGB.

No, #bab7be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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