#baa4bd

Color #baa4bd

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#baa4bd

RGB

rgb(186, 164, 189)

HSL

hsl(292.8, 15.9%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.8, 13.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 13.2%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(69.94, 12.54, -9.88)

LCH

lch(69.94, 15.96, 321.77)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.043, 322.17)

HWB

hwb(292.8, 64.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7bda4

Analogous

#ada4bd

#baa4bd

#bda4b3

Triadic

#baa4bd

#bdbaa4

#a4bdba

Split-complementary

#baa4bd

#b3bda4

#a4bdad

Tetradic

#baa4bd

#bda4a7

#a7bda4

#a4bdba

Square

#baa4bd

#bdada4

#a7bda4

#a4b3bd

Shades

Color #baa4bd mixed toward black.

#a082a4

#846388

#634a66

#423144

#211922

Tints

Color #baa4bd mixed toward white.

#c5b3c8

#d1c2d3

#dcd1de

#e8e1e9

#f3f0f4

Tones

Color #baa4bd mixed toward gray.

#b8a6bb

#b7a8b9

#b5aab7

#b4acb5

#b2aeb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b7 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b4b6 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#b9b3b2 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baa4bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baa4bd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#baa4bd (#baa4bd) is rgb(186, 164, 189) in RGB.

No, #baa4bd 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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