#bbabcb

Color #bbabcb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbabcb

RGB

rgb(187, 171, 203)

HSL

hsl(270, 23.5%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 15.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(72.23, 11.79, -14.15)

LCH

lch(72.23, 18.42, 309.8)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0483, 307.77)

HWB

hwb(270, 67.1%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbcbab

Analogous

#ababcb

#bbabcb

#cbabcb

Triadic

#bbabcb

#cbbbab

#abcbbb

Split-complementary

#bbabcb

#cbcbab

#abcbab

Tetradic

#bbabcb

#cbabbb

#bbcbab

#abcbbb

Square

#bbabcb

#cbabab

#bbcbab

#abcbcb

Shades

Color #bbabcb mixed toward black.

#9c84b3

#7d5f9a

#5d4773

#3e304d

#1f1826

Tints

Color #bbabcb mixed toward white.

#c6b9d4

#d2c7dc

#ddd5e5

#e8e3ee

#f4f1f6

Tones

Color #bbabcb mixed toward gray.

#bbaec8

#bbb0c6

#bbb3c3

#bbb6c0

#bbb8be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c4 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#b5b6c2 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#babebd · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbabcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbabcb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bbabcb (#bbabcb) is rgb(187, 171, 203) in RGB.

No, #bbabcb 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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