#bba9c2

Color #bba9c2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bba9c2

RGB

rgb(187, 169, 194)

HSL

hsl(283.2, 17%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.2, 12.9%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 12.9%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(71.44, 11.1, -10.38)

LCH

lch(71.44, 15.2, 316.92)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0405, 316.6)

HWB

hwb(283.2, 66.3%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0c2a9

Analogous

#afa9c2

#bba9c2

#c2a9bd

Triadic

#bba9c2

#c2bba9

#a9c2bb

Split-complementary

#bba9c2

#bdc2a9

#a9c2af

Tetradic

#bba9c2

#c2a9b0

#b0c2a9

#a9c2bb

Square

#bba9c2

#c2afa9

#b0c2a9

#a9bdc2

Shades

Color #bba9c2 mixed toward black.

#9f86a9

#82648e

#624b6a

#413247

#211923

Tints

Color #bba9c2 mixed toward white.

#c6b7cc

#d2c6d6

#ddd4e1

#e8e2eb

#f4f1f5

Tones

Color #bba9c2 mixed toward gray.

#baabc0

#b9adbe

#b8afbc

#b7b1ba

#b6b3b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3bc · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#b5b6bb · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#bab8b7 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 13.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bba9c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bba9c2]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bba9c2 (#bba9c2) is rgb(187, 169, 194) in RGB.

No, #bba9c2 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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