#bbabc8

Color #bbabc8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbabc8

RGB

rgb(187, 171, 200)

HSL

hsl(273.1, 20.9%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.1, 14.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 14.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(72.14, 11.18, -12.65)

LCH

lch(72.14, 16.88, 311.47)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0444, 309.97)

HWB

hwb(273.1, 67.1%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c8ab

Analogous

#acabc8

#bbabc8

#c8abc6

Triadic

#bbabc8

#c8bbab

#abc8bb

Split-complementary

#bbabc8

#c6c8ab

#abc8ac

Tetradic

#bbabc8

#c8abb8

#b8c8ab

#abc8bb

Square

#bbabc8

#c8acab

#b8c8ab

#abc6c8

Shades

Color #bbabc8 mixed toward black.

#9d85af

#7e6295

#5f4970

#3f314b

#201825

Tints

Color #bbabc8 mixed toward white.

#c6b9d1

#d2c7da

#ddd5e3

#e8e3ed

#f4f1f6

Tones

Color #bbabc8 mixed toward gray.

#bbadc6

#bab0c3

#bab2c1

#bab5be

#bab7bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c1 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#b5b6c0 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#babcbb · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbabc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbabc8]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bbabc8 (#bbabc8) is rgb(187, 171, 200) in RGB.

No, #bbabc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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