#bbabc1

Color #bbabc1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbabc1

RGB

rgb(187, 171, 193)

HSL

hsl(283.6, 15.1%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.6, 11.4%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 11.4%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(71.92, 9.8, -9.12)

LCH

lch(71.92, 13.39, 317.06)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0357, 316.82)

HWB

hwb(283.6, 67.1%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1c1ab

Analogous

#b0abc1

#bbabc1

#c1abbc

Triadic

#bbabc1

#c1bbab

#abc1bb

Split-complementary

#bbabc1

#bcc1ab

#abc1b0

Tetradic

#bbabc1

#c1abb1

#b1c1ab

#abc1bb

Square

#bbabc1

#c1b0ab

#b1c1ab

#abbcc1

Shades

Color #bbabc1 mixed toward black.

#9f88a7

#82678c

#614d69

#413446

#201a23

Tints

Color #bbabc1 mixed toward white.

#c6b9cb

#d2c7d6

#ddd5e0

#e8e3ea

#f4f1f5

Tones

Color #bbabc1 mixed toward gray.

#baadbf

#b9afbd

#b9b1bc

#b8b2ba

#b7b4b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4bc · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#b5b6bb · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#bab8b7 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbabc1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbabc1]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bbabc1 (#bbabc1) is rgb(187, 171, 193) in RGB.

No, #bbabc1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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