#bab9bc

Color #bab9bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.91 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bab9bc

RGB

rgb(186, 185, 188)

HSL

hsl(260, 2.2%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 1.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 1.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.31, 0.91, -1.39)

LCH

lch(75.31, 1.66, 303.21)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0044, 301.87)

HWB

hwb(260, 72.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbcb9

Analogous

#b9b9bc

#bab9bc

#bbb9bc

Triadic

#bab9bc

#bcbab9

#b9bcba

Split-complementary

#bab9bc

#bcbbb9

#b9bcb9

Tetradic

#bab9bc

#bcb9bb

#bbbcb9

#b9bcba

Square

#bab9bc

#bcb9b9

#bbbcb9

#b9bcbb

Shades

Color #bab9bc mixed toward black.

#9b999e

#7b7a7f

#5d5b5f

#3e3d40

#1f1e20

Tints

Color #bab9bc mixed toward white.

#c5c5c7

#d1d0d2

#dcdcdd

#e8e8e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #bab9bc mixed toward gray.

#bab9bc

#bab9bb

#bababb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababb · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#bababb · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#babbbb · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 1.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab9bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab9bc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

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Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#bab9bc (#bab9bc) is rgb(186, 185, 188) in RGB.

No, #bab9bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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