#baa2b9

Color #baa2b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#baa2b9

RGB

rgb(186, 162, 185)

HSL

hsl(302.5, 14.8%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.5, 12.9%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 0.5%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(69.31, 12.88, -8.59)

LCH

lch(69.31, 15.48, 326.3)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0423, 327.25)

HWB

hwb(302.5, 63.5%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2baa3

Analogous

#afa2ba

#baa2b9

#baa2ad

Triadic

#baa2b9

#b9baa2

#a2b9ba

Split-complementary

#baa2b9

#adbaa2

#a2baaf

Tetradic

#baa2b9

#baa3a2

#a2baa3

#a2b9ba

Square

#baa2b9

#baafa2

#a2baa3

#a2adba

Shades

Color #baa2b9 mixed toward black.

#a181a0

#856384

#644a63

#433142

#211921

Tints

Color #baa2b9 mixed toward white.

#c5b1c5

#d1c1d0

#dcd0dc

#e8e0e8

#f3eff3

Tones

Color #baa2b9 mixed toward gray.

#b8a4b7

#b6a6b5

#b4a8b3

#b2aab2

#b0acb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b4 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#b1b3b3 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#b9b0af · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #baa2b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baa2b9]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#baa2b9 (#baa2b9) is rgb(186, 162, 185) in RGB.

No, #baa2b9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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