#bab1c4

Color #bab1c4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bab1c4

RGB

rgb(186, 177, 196)

HSL

hsl(268.4, 13.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.4, 9.7%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 9.7%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(73.46, 6.77, -8.48)

LCH

lch(73.46, 10.85, 308.6)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0284, 306.99)

HWB

hwb(268.4, 69.4%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbc4b1

Analogous

#b1b1c4

#bab1c4

#c3b1c4

Triadic

#bab1c4

#c4bab1

#b1c4ba

Split-complementary

#bab1c4

#c4c3b1

#b1c4b1

Tetradic

#bab1c4

#c4b1bb

#bbc4b1

#b1c4ba

Square

#bab1c4

#c4b1b1

#bbc4b1

#b1c4c3

Shades

Color #bab1c4 mixed toward black.

#9b8da9

#7b6b8e

#5d506a

#3e3547

#1f1b23

Tints

Color #bab1c4 mixed toward white.

#c5bece

#d1cbd8

#dcd8e1

#e8e5eb

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #bab1c4 mixed toward gray.

#bab2c2

#bab4c1

#bab6bf

#bab7be

#bab9bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c0 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#b7b7bf · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#babcbb · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab1c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab1c4]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bab1c4 (#bab1c4) is rgb(186, 177, 196) in RGB.

No, #bab1c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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