#bbabbf

Color #bbabbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbabbf

RGB

rgb(187, 171, 191)

HSL

hsl(288, 13.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 10.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 10.5%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(71.86, 9.42, -8.11)

LCH

lch(71.86, 12.43, 319.27)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0333, 319.51)

HWB

hwb(288, 67.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afbfab

Analogous

#b1abbf

#bbabbf

#bfabb9

Triadic

#bbabbf

#bfbbab

#abbfbb

Split-complementary

#bbabbf

#b9bfab

#abbfb1

Tetradic

#bbabbf

#bfabaf

#afbfab

#abbfbb

Square

#bbabbf

#bfb1ab

#afbfab

#abb9bf

Shades

Color #bbabbf mixed toward black.

#9f89a5

#826889

#624e67

#413444

#211a22

Tints

Color #bbabbf mixed toward white.

#c6b9ca

#d2c7d4

#ddd5df

#e8e3ea

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bbabbf mixed toward gray.

#baadbd

#b9aebc

#b8b0ba

#b7b2b8

#b6b3b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4ba · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b6b9 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#bab7b6 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbabbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbabbf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bbabbf (#bbabbf) is rgb(187, 171, 191) in RGB.

No, #bbabbf 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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