#bba9c6

Color #bba9c6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bba9c6

RGB

rgb(187, 169, 198)

HSL

hsl(277.2, 20.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.2, 14.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 14.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(71.57, 11.88, -12.4)

LCH

lch(71.57, 17.17, 313.77)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0454, 312.77)

HWB

hwb(277.2, 66.3%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4c6a9

Analogous

#ada9c6

#bba9c6

#c6a9c3

Triadic

#bba9c6

#c6bba9

#a9c6bb

Split-complementary

#bba9c6

#c3c6a9

#a9c6ad

Tetradic

#bba9c6

#c6a9b4

#b4c6a9

#a9c6bb

Square

#bba9c6

#c6ada9

#b4c6a9

#a9c3c6

Shades

Color #bba9c6 mixed toward black.

#9e84ae

#806293

#60496e

#40314a

#201825

Tints

Color #bba9c6 mixed toward white.

#c6b7d0

#d2c6d9

#ddd4e3

#e8e2ec

#f4f1f6

Tones

Color #bba9c6 mixed toward gray.

#baacc4

#baaec1

#b9b0bf

#b9b3bc

#b8b5ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c0 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b6be · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#babab9 · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 14.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bba9c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bba9c6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bba9c6 (#bba9c6) is rgb(187, 169, 198) in RGB.

No, #bba9c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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