#bbacbd

Color #bbacbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbacbd

RGB

rgb(187, 172, 189)

HSL

hsl(292.9, 11.4%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.9, 9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.06, 8.49, -6.72)

LCH

lch(72.06, 10.83, 321.64)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0291, 322.11)

HWB

hwb(292.9, 67.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebdac

Analogous

#b3acbd

#bbacbd

#bdacb7

Triadic

#bbacbd

#bdbbac

#acbdbb

Split-complementary

#bbacbd

#b7bdac

#acbdb3

Tetradic

#bbacbd

#bdacae

#aebdac

#acbdbb

Square

#bbacbd

#bdb3ac

#aebdac

#acb7bd

Shades

Color #bbacbd mixed toward black.

#a08ba2

#836b86

#625065

#413543

#211b22

Tints

Color #bbacbd mixed toward white.

#c6bac8

#d2c8d3

#ddd6de

#e8e3e9

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bbacbd mixed toward gray.

#baadbc

#b9afba

#b8b0b9

#b7b2b7

#b6b3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b9 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b8 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#bab6b5 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbacbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbacbd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bbacbd (#bbacbd) is rgb(187, 172, 189) in RGB.

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

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