#bab2c5

Color #bab2c5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.31 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bab2c5

RGB

rgb(186, 178, 197)

HSL

hsl(265.3, 14.1%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.3, 9.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 9.6%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(73.75, 6.42, -8.61)

LCH

lch(73.75, 10.74, 306.71)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.028, 304.82)

HWB

hwb(265.3, 69.8%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc5b2

Analogous

#b2b3c5

#bab2c5

#c3b2c5

Triadic

#bab2c5

#c5bab2

#b2c5ba

Split-complementary

#bab2c5

#c5c3b2

#b3c5b2

Tetradic

#bab2c5

#c5b2bd

#bdc5b2

#b2c5ba

Square

#bab2c5

#c5b2b3

#bdc5b2

#b2c5c3

Shades

Color #bab2c5 mixed toward black.

#9a8eaa

#7a6b8f

#5c506b

#3d3647

#1f1b24

Tints

Color #bab2c5 mixed toward white.

#c5bfcf

#d1ccd8

#dcd8e2

#e8e5ec

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #bab2c5 mixed toward gray.

#bab3c3

#bab5c2

#bbb7c0

#bbb8bf

#bbbabd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c1 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b8c0 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#babdbc · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab2c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab2c5]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#bab2c5 (#bab2c5) is rgb(186, 178, 197) in RGB.

No, #bab2c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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