#bba8c7

Color #bba8c7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bba8c7

RGB

rgb(187, 168, 199)

HSL

hsl(276.8, 21.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.8, 15.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 15.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(71.35, 12.63, -13.28)

LCH

lch(71.35, 18.33, 313.56)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0483, 312.4)

HWB

hwb(276.8, 65.9%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4c7a8

Analogous

#aca8c7

#bba8c7

#c7a8c4

Triadic

#bba8c7

#c7bba8

#a8c7bb

Split-complementary

#bba8c7

#c4c7a8

#a8c7ac

Tetradic

#bba8c7

#c7a8b4

#b4c7a8

#a8c7bb

Square

#bba8c7

#c7aca8

#b4c7a8

#a8c4c7

Shades

Color #bba8c7 mixed toward black.

#9e83af

#806095

#604870

#40304a

#201825

Tints

Color #bba8c7 mixed toward white.

#c6b7d0

#d2c5da

#ddd4e3

#e8e2ec

#f4f1f6

Tones

Color #bba8c7 mixed toward gray.

#bbabc5

#baadc2

#b9b0bf

#b9b2bd

#b8b5ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c0 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#b4b6be · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#babab9 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bba8c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bba8c7]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bba8c7 (#bba8c7) is rgb(187, 168, 199) in RGB.

No, #bba8c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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