#bbb2c7

Color #bbb2c7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb2c7

RGB

rgb(187, 178, 199)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 15.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 10.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 10.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(73.89, 7.16, -9.48)

LCH

lch(73.89, 11.88, 307.06)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.031, 305.02)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 69.8%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec7b2

Analogous

#b2b3c7

#bbb2c7

#c5b2c7

Triadic

#bbb2c7

#c7bbb2

#b2c7bb

Split-complementary

#bbb2c7

#c7c5b2

#b3c7b2

Tetradic

#bbb2c7

#c7b2be

#bec7b2

#b2c7bb

Square

#bbb2c7

#c7b2b3

#bec7b2

#b2c7c5

Shades

Color #bbb2c7 mixed toward black.

#9b8ead

#7b6a91

#5c4f6d

#3d3549

#1f1a24

Tints

Color #bbb2c7 mixed toward white.

#c6bfd0

#d2ccda

#ddd8e3

#e8e5ec

#f4f2f6

Tones

Color #bbb2c7 mixed toward gray.

#bbb4c5

#bbb5c3

#bcb7c2

#bcb9c0

#bcbbbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c2 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#b8b8c1 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#bbbebd · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb2c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb2c7]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bbb2c7 (#bbb2c7) is rgb(187, 178, 199) in RGB.

No, #bbb2c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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