#bbacc7

Color #bbacc7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbacc7

RGB

rgb(187, 172, 199)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 19.4%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 13.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 13.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(72.36, 10.44, -11.77)

LCH

lch(72.36, 15.73, 311.57)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0414, 310.2)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 67.5%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c7ac

Analogous

#adacc7

#bbacc7

#c7acc5

Triadic

#bbacc7

#c7bbac

#acc7bb

Split-complementary

#bbacc7

#c5c7ac

#acc7ad

Tetradic

#bbacc7

#c7acb8

#b8c7ac

#acc7bb

Square

#bbacc7

#c7adac

#b8c7ac

#acc5c7

Shades

Color #bbacc7 mixed toward black.

#9d87ae

#7e6494

#5f4b6f

#3f324a

#201925

Tints

Color #bbacc7 mixed toward white.

#c6bad0

#d2c8da

#ddd5e3

#e8e3ec

#f4f1f6

Tones

Color #bbacc7 mixed toward gray.

#bbaec5

#bab0c2

#bab3c0

#bab5be

#bab7bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5c1 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b7bf · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#babcbb · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbacc7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbacc7]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bbacc7 (#bbacc7) is rgb(187, 172, 199) in RGB.

No, #bbacc7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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