#bbadbc

Color #bbadbc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bbadbc

RGB

rgb(187, 173, 188)

HSL

hsl(296, 10.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296, 8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 8%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.28, 7.75, -5.83)

LCH

lch(72.28, 9.7, 323.05)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0263, 323.83)

HWB

hwb(296, 67.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebcad

Analogous

#b4adbc

#bbadbc

#bcadb6

Triadic

#bbadbc

#bcbbad

#adbcbb

Split-complementary

#bbadbc

#b6bcad

#adbcb4

Tetradic

#bbadbc

#bcadae

#aebcad

#adbcbb

Square

#bbadbc

#bcb4ad

#aebcad

#adb6bc

Shades

Color #bbadbc mixed toward black.

#a08ca1

#836c85

#625163

#413642

#211b21

Tints

Color #bbadbc mixed toward white.

#c6bbc7

#d2c8d2

#ddd6de

#e8e4e9

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bbadbc mixed toward gray.

#baaebb

#b9b0ba

#b8b1b8

#b7b2b7

#b6b3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b9 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b8 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#bab6b5 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbadbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbadbc]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bbadbc (#bbadbc) is rgb(187, 173, 188) in RGB.

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

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