#bbaec7

Color #bbaec7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbaec7

RGB

rgb(187, 174, 199)

HSL

hsl(271.2, 18.2%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.2, 12.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 12.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(72.87, 9.34, -11.01)

LCH

lch(72.87, 14.44, 310.31)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0378, 308.78)

HWB

hwb(271.2, 68.2%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bac7ae

Analogous

#aeaec7

#bbaec7

#c7aec6

Triadic

#bbaec7

#c7bbae

#aec7bb

Split-complementary

#bbaec7

#c6c7ae

#aec7ae

Tetradic

#bbaec7

#c7aeba

#bac7ae

#aec7bb

Square

#bbaec7

#c7aeae

#bac7ae

#aec6c7

Shades

Color #bbaec7 mixed toward black.

#9c89ad

#7d6693

#5e4c6e

#3f3349

#1f1925

Tints

Color #bbaec7 mixed toward white.

#c6bbd0

#d2c9da

#ddd6e3

#e8e4ec

#f4f1f6

Tones

Color #bbaec7 mixed toward gray.

#bbb0c5

#bbb2c3

#bbb4c1

#bbb6bf

#bab8bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b5c1 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#b6b7c0 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#babdbc · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbaec7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbaec7]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bbaec7 (#bbaec7) is rgb(187, 174, 199) in RGB.

No, #bbaec7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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