#bbaac0

Color #bbaac0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbaac0

RGB

rgb(187, 170, 192)

HSL

hsl(286.4, 14.9%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.4, 11.5%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 11.5%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(71.64, 10.16, -8.99)

LCH

lch(71.64, 13.57, 318.5)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0363, 318.58)

HWB

hwb(286.4, 66.7%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afc0aa

Analogous

#b0aac0

#bbaac0

#c0aaba

Triadic

#bbaac0

#c0bbaa

#aac0bb

Split-complementary

#bbaac0

#bac0aa

#aac0b0

Tetradic

#bbaac0

#c0aaaf

#afc0aa

#aac0bb

Square

#bbaac0

#c0b0aa

#afc0aa

#aabac0

Shades

Color #bbaac0 mixed toward black.

#9f87a6

#83678b

#624d68

#413345

#211a23

Tints

Color #bbaac0 mixed toward white.

#c6b8cb

#d2c6d5

#ddd5e0

#e8e3ea

#f4f1f5

Tones

Color #bbaac0 mixed toward gray.

#baacbe

#b9aebc

#b8b0bb

#b7b1b9

#b6b3b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4bb · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#b5b6ba · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#bab7b6 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbaac0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbaac0]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbaac0 (#bbaac0) is rgb(187, 170, 192) in RGB.

No, #bbaac0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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