#bbabda

Color #bbabda

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.5 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bbabda

RGB

rgb(187, 171, 218)

HSL

hsl(260.4, 38.8%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.4, 21.6%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 21.6%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(72.73, 14.91, -21.62)

LCH

lch(72.73, 26.26, 304.59)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0683, 300.36)

HWB

hwb(260.4, 67.1%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cadaab

Analogous

#abb3da

#bbabda

#d3abda

Triadic

#bbabda

#dabbab

#abdabb

Split-complementary

#bbabda

#dad3ab

#b3daab

Tetradic

#bbabda

#daabca

#cadaab

#abdabb

Square

#bbabda

#daabb3

#cadaab

#abdad3

Shades

Color #bbabda mixed toward black.

#977ec6

#7251b2

#553c87

#39285a

#1c142d

Tints

Color #bbabda mixed toward white.

#c6b9e0

#d2c7e6

#ddd5ed

#e8e3f3

#f4f1f9

Tones

Color #bbabda mixed toward gray.

#bcafd6

#beb3d2

#bfb7ce

#c0bbca

#c1bfc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4d0 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b6cd · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#bac7c5 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbabda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbabda]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#bbabda (#bbabda) is rgb(187, 171, 218) in RGB.

No, #bbabda 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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