#bbaabc

Color #bbaabc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbaabc

RGB

rgb(187, 170, 188)

HSL

hsl(296.7, 11.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296.7, 9.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 9.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(71.52, 9.39, -6.97)

LCH

lch(71.52, 11.69, 323.41)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0317, 324.25)

HWB

hwb(296.7, 66.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abbcaa

Analogous

#b2aabc

#bbaabc

#bcaab4

Triadic

#bbaabc

#bcbbaa

#aabcbb

Split-complementary

#bbaabc

#b4bcaa

#aabcb2

Tetradic

#bbaabc

#bcaaab

#abbcaa

#aabcbb

Square

#bbaabc

#bcb2aa

#abbcaa

#aab4bc

Shades

Color #bbaabc mixed toward black.

#a089a2

#846985

#634f64

#423543

#211a21

Tints

Color #bbaabc mixed toward white.

#c6b8c7

#d2c6d2

#ddd5dd

#e8e3e9

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bbaabc mixed toward gray.

#baacba

#b8adb9

#b7afb7

#b6b0b6

#b4b2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b8 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#b5b6b7 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#bab4b4 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbaabc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbaabc]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bbaabc (#bbaabc) is rgb(187, 170, 188) in RGB.

No, #bbaabc 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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