#bbafd7

Color #bbafd7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.44 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbafd7

RGB

rgb(187, 175, 215)

HSL

hsl(258, 33.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258, 18.6%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 18.6%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(73.63, 12.07, -18.61)

LCH

lch(73.63, 22.18, 302.97)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0576, 298.83)

HWB

hwb(258, 68.6%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbd7af

Analogous

#afb7d7

#bbafd7

#cfafd7

Triadic

#bbafd7

#d7bbaf

#afd7bb

Split-complementary

#bbafd7

#d7cfaf

#b7d7af

Tetradic

#bbafd7

#d7afcb

#cbd7af

#afd7bb

Square

#bbafd7

#d7afb7

#cbd7af

#afd7cf

Shades

Color #bbafd7 mixed toward black.

#9684c1

#7158ac

#554182

#382b57

#1c162b

Tints

Color #bbafd7 mixed toward white.

#c6bcde

#d2cae4

#ddd7eb

#e8e4f2

#f4f2f8

Tones

Color #bbafd7 mixed toward gray.

#bcb2d4

#beb6d0

#bfb9cd

#c0bcca

#c2c0c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ce · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b7b8cc · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#bac7c5 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbafd7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbafd7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#bbafd7 (#bbafd7) is rgb(187, 175, 215) in RGB.

No, #bbafd7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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