#bba8bf

Color #bba8bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bba8bf

RGB

rgb(187, 168, 191)

HSL

hsl(289.6, 15.2%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.6, 12%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 12%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(71.1, 11.06, -9.24)

LCH

lch(71.1, 14.41, 320.12)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0387, 320.35)

HWB

hwb(289.6, 65.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acbfa8

Analogous

#b0a8bf

#bba8bf

#bfa8b7

Triadic

#bba8bf

#bfbba8

#a8bfbb

Split-complementary

#bba8bf

#b7bfa8

#a8bfb0

Tetradic

#bba8bf

#bfa8ac

#acbfa8

#a8bfbb

Square

#bba8bf

#bfb0a8

#acbfa8

#a8b7bf

Shades

Color #bba8bf mixed toward black.

#a086a6

#84658a

#634c67

#423345

#211922

Tints

Color #bba8bf mixed toward white.

#c6b7ca

#d2c5d4

#ddd4df

#e8e2ea

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bba8bf mixed toward gray.

#baaabd

#b9acbb

#b7aeb9

#b6b0b7

#b5b2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3ba · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#b4b6b8 · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#bab6b5 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bba8bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bba8bf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bba8bf (#bba8bf) is rgb(187, 168, 191) in RGB.

No, #bba8bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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