#bbaade

Color #bbaade

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.34 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bbaade

RGB

rgb(187, 170, 222)

HSL

hsl(259.6, 44.1%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.6, 23.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 23.4%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(72.62, 16.33, -23.97)

LCH

lch(72.62, 29, 304.27)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0753, 299.59)

HWB

hwb(259.6, 66.7%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cddeaa

Analogous

#aab3de

#bbaade

#d5aade

Triadic

#bbaade

#debbaa

#aadebb

Split-complementary

#bbaade

#ded5aa

#b3deaa

Tetradic

#bbaade

#deaacd

#cddeaa

#aadebb

Square

#bbaade

#deaab3

#cddeaa

#aaded5

Shades

Color #bbaade mixed toward black.

#957bcc

#704cba

#53378d

#37255e

#1c122f

Tints

Color #bbaade mixed toward white.

#c6b8e4

#d2c6e9

#ddd5ef

#e8e3f4

#f4f1fa

Tones

Color #bbaade mixed toward gray.

#bdaeda

#beb3d5

#c0b7d1

#c1bbcd

#c3c0c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4d3 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#b5b6d0 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#bacac8 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbaade;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbaade]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#bbaade (#bbaade) is rgb(187, 170, 222) in RGB.

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

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