#bba8cb

Color #bba8cb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bba8cb

RGB

rgb(187, 168, 203)

HSL

hsl(272.6, 25.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.6, 17.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 17.2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(71.47, 13.44, -15.29)

LCH

lch(71.47, 20.36, 311.32)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0535, 309.46)

HWB

hwb(272.6, 65.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8cba8

Analogous

#a9a8cb

#bba8cb

#cba8c9

Triadic

#bba8cb

#cbbba8

#a8cbbb

Split-complementary

#bba8cb

#c9cba8

#a8cba9

Tetradic

#bba8cb

#cba8b8

#b8cba8

#a8cbbb

Square

#bba8cb

#cba9a8

#b8cba8

#a8c9cb

Shades

Color #bba8cb mixed toward black.

#9d81b4

#7e5c9b

#5f4574

#3f2e4d

#201727

Tints

Color #bba8cb mixed toward white.

#c6b6d4

#d2c5dc

#ddd3e5

#e8e2ee

#f4f0f6

Tones

Color #bba8cb mixed toward gray.

#bbabc8

#baaec5

#bab1c2

#bab4bf

#bab6bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c3 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#b4b6c1 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#babdbb · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bba8cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bba8cb]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bba8cb (#bba8cb) is rgb(187, 168, 203) in RGB.

No, #bba8cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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