#bba9e7

Color #bba9e7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.26 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bba9e7

RGB

rgb(187, 169, 231)

HSL

hsl(257.4, 56.4%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.4, 26.8%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 26.8%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(72.7, 18.87, -28.76)

LCH

lch(72.7, 34.4, 303.27)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0891, 297.6)

HWB

hwb(257.4, 66.3%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5e7a9

Analogous

#a9b6e7

#bba9e7

#daa9e7

Triadic

#bba9e7

#e7bba9

#a9e7bb

Split-complementary

#bba9e7

#e7daa9

#b6e7a9

Tetradic

#bba9e7

#e7a9d5

#d5e7a9

#a9e7bb

Square

#bba9e7

#e7a9b6

#d5e7a9

#a9e7da

Shades

Color #bba9e7 mixed toward black.

#9275d8

#6841ca

#4c2c9c

#331d68

#190f34

Tints

Color #bba9e7 mixed toward white.

#c6b7eb

#d2c6ef

#ddd4f3

#e8e2f7

#f4f1fb

Tones

Color #bba9e7 mixed toward gray.

#bdaee2

#bfb3dd

#c1b8d7

#c4bed2

#c6c3cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3da · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#b5b6d7 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#bacfcd · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bba9e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bba9e7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#bba9e7 (#bba9e7) is rgb(187, 169, 231) in RGB.

No, #bba9e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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