#baa5c4

Color #baa5c4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#baa5c4

RGB

rgb(186, 165, 196)

HSL

hsl(280.6, 20.8%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.6, 15.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 15.8%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(70.41, 13.35, -13.04)

LCH

lch(70.41, 18.66, 315.67)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0496, 314.92)

HWB

hwb(280.6, 64.7%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afc4a5

Analogous

#aba5c4

#baa5c4

#c4a5bf

Triadic

#baa5c4

#c4baa5

#a5c4ba

Split-complementary

#baa5c4

#bfc4a5

#a5c4ab

Tetradic

#baa5c4

#c4a5af

#afc4a5

#a5c4ba

Square

#baa5c4

#c4aba5

#afc4a5

#a5bfc4

Shades

Color #baa5c4 mixed toward black.

#9e81ac

#815f91

#61476d

#413049

#201824

Tints

Color #baa5c4 mixed toward white.

#c6b4ce

#d1c3d8

#ddd2e2

#e8e1eb

#f4f0f5

Tones

Color #baa5c4 mixed toward gray.

#b9a8c1

#b8aabf

#b7adbc

#b6afba

#b5b2b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1bd · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#b2b4bb · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#b9b7b6 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #baa5c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baa5c4]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#baa5c4 (#baa5c4) is rgb(186, 165, 196) in RGB.

No, #baa5c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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