#bbadc0

Color #bbadc0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbadc0

RGB

rgb(187, 173, 192)

HSL

hsl(284.2, 13.1%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.2, 9.9%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 9.9%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(72.4, 8.52, -7.86)

LCH

lch(72.4, 11.59, 317.31)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0309, 317.23)

HWB

hwb(284.2, 67.8%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2c0ad

Analogous

#b2adc0

#bbadc0

#c0adbc

Triadic

#bbadc0

#c0bbad

#adc0bb

Split-complementary

#bbadc0

#bcc0ad

#adc0b2

Tetradic

#bbadc0

#c0adb2

#b2c0ad

#adc0bb

Square

#bbadc0

#c0b2ad

#b2c0ad

#adbcc0

Shades

Color #bbadc0 mixed toward black.

#9f8ba6

#816a8a

#614f67

#413545

#201a22

Tints

Color #bbadc0 mixed toward white.

#c6bbcb

#d2c8d5

#ddd6e0

#e8e4ea

#f4f1f5

Tones

Color #bbadc0 mixed toward gray.

#baafbe

#bab0bd

#b9b2bb

#b8b3ba

#b7b5b8

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

#b5b5bc · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#b6b7bb · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#bab8b7 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbadc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbadc0]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bbadc0 (#bbadc0) is rgb(187, 173, 192) in RGB.

No, #bbadc0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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