#bbacc8

Color #bbacc8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbacc8

RGB

rgb(187, 172, 200)

HSL

hsl(272.1, 20.3%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.1, 14%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 14%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(72.39, 10.64, -12.27)

LCH

lch(72.39, 16.24, 310.93)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0426, 309.29)

HWB

hwb(272.1, 67.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9c8ac

Analogous

#adacc8

#bbacc8

#c8acc7

Triadic

#bbacc8

#c8bbac

#acc8bb

Split-complementary

#bbacc8

#c7c8ac

#acc8ad

Tetradic

#bbacc8

#c8acb9

#b9c8ac

#acc8bb

Square

#bbacc8

#c8adac

#b9c8ac

#acc7c8

Shades

Color #bbacc8 mixed toward black.

#9c87af

#7e6395

#5e4a70

#3f314b

#1f1925

Tints

Color #bbacc8 mixed toward white.

#c6bad1

#d2c8da

#ddd5e3

#e8e3ed

#f4f1f6

Tones

Color #bbacc8 mixed toward gray.

#bbaec6

#bbb1c3

#bab3c1

#bab5bf

#bab8bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5c2 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b7c0 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#babdbb · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbacc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbacc8]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bbacc8 (#bbacc8) is rgb(187, 172, 200) in RGB.

No, #bbacc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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