#baa6bf

Color #baa6bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#baa6bf

RGB

rgb(186, 166, 191)

HSL

hsl(288, 16.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 13.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 13.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(70.51, 11.82, -10.14)

LCH

lch(70.51, 15.57, 319.37)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0417, 319.47)

HWB

hwb(288, 65.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abbfa6

Analogous

#aea6bf

#baa6bf

#bfa6b7

Triadic

#baa6bf

#bfbaa6

#a6bfba

Split-complementary

#baa6bf

#b7bfa6

#a6bfae

Tetradic

#baa6bf

#bfa6ab

#abbfa6

#a6bfba

Square

#baa6bf

#bfaea6

#abbfa6

#a6b7bf

Shades

Color #baa6bf mixed toward black.

#9f83a6

#83648a

#624b68

#413245

#211923

Tints

Color #baa6bf mixed toward white.

#c5b5ca

#d1c4d4

#dcd3df

#e8e1ea

#f3f0f4

Tones

Color #baa6bf mixed toward gray.

#b9a8bd

#b7aabb

#b6acb9

#b5aeb7

#b4b0b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b9 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#b3b4b8 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#b9b5b4 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baa6bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baa6bf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#baa6bf (#baa6bf) is rgb(186, 166, 191) in RGB.

No, #baa6bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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