#bbabc0

Color #bbabc0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbabc0

RGB

rgb(187, 171, 192)

HSL

hsl(285.7, 14.3%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.7, 10.9%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 10.9%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(71.89, 9.61, -8.62)

LCH

lch(71.89, 12.91, 318.11)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0345, 318.17)

HWB

hwb(285.7, 67.1%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0c0ab

Analogous

#b1abc0

#bbabc0

#c0abbb

Triadic

#bbabc0

#c0bbab

#abc0bb

Split-complementary

#bbabc0

#bbc0ab

#abc0b1

Tetradic

#bbabc0

#c0abb0

#b0c0ab

#abc0bb

Square

#bbabc0

#c0b1ab

#b0c0ab

#abbbc0

Shades

Color #bbabc0 mixed toward black.

#9f88a6

#82688a

#624e68

#413445

#211a23

Tints

Color #bbabc0 mixed toward white.

#c6b9cb

#d2c7d5

#ddd5e0

#e8e3ea

#f4f1f5

Tones

Color #bbabc0 mixed toward gray.

#baadbe

#b9afbd

#b8b0bb

#b7b2b9

#b6b4b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4bb · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#b5b6ba · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#bab7b6 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbabc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbabc0]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbabc0 (#bbabc0) is rgb(187, 171, 192) in RGB.

No, #bbabc0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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