#baafc3

Color #baafc3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#baafc3

RGB

rgb(186, 175, 195)

HSL

hsl(273, 14.3%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273, 10.3%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 10.3%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(72.92, 7.66, -8.74)

LCH

lch(72.92, 11.62, 311.23)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0306, 310.09)

HWB

hwb(273, 68.6%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c3af

Analogous

#b0afc3

#baafc3

#c3afc2

Triadic

#baafc3

#c3baaf

#afc3ba

Split-complementary

#baafc3

#c2c3af

#afc3b0

Tetradic

#baafc3

#c3afb8

#b8c3af

#afc3ba

Square

#baafc3

#c3b0af

#b8c3af

#afc2c3

Shades

Color #baafc3 mixed toward black.

#9c8ca8

#7d6a8d

#5e4f6a

#3f3546

#1f1a23

Tints

Color #baafc3 mixed toward white.

#c5bccd

#d1cad7

#dcd7e1

#e8e4eb

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #baafc3 mixed toward gray.

#bab1c1

#bab2c0

#b9b4be

#b9b6bc

#b9b7bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5be · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b7bd · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#b9bbba · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baafc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baafc3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#baafc3 (#baafc3) is rgb(186, 175, 195) in RGB.

No, #baafc3 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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