#bbaec8

Color #bbaec8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbaec8

RGB

rgb(187, 174, 200)

HSL

hsl(270, 19.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 13%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 13%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(72.9, 9.54, -11.51)

LCH

lch(72.9, 14.95, 309.65)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0392, 307.95)

HWB

hwb(270, 68.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbc8ae

Analogous

#aeaec8

#bbaec8

#c8aec8

Triadic

#bbaec8

#c8bbae

#aec8bb

Split-complementary

#bbaec8

#c8c8ae

#aec8ae

Tetradic

#bbaec8

#c8aebb

#bbc8ae

#aec8bb

Square

#bbaec8

#c8aeae

#bbc8ae

#aec8c8

Shades

Color #bbaec8 mixed toward black.

#9c89af

#7d6594

#5d4c6f

#3e324a

#1f1925

Tints

Color #bbaec8 mixed toward white.

#c6bbd1

#d2c9da

#ddd6e3

#e8e4ed

#f4f1f6

Tones

Color #bbaec8 mixed toward gray.

#bbb0c6

#bbb2c4

#bbb4c1

#bbb7bf

#bbb9bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10:1

Black text reads better on this background (10:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b5c2 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#b6b7c1 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#babdbc · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbaec8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbaec8]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bbaec8 (#bbaec8) is rgb(187, 174, 200) in RGB.

No, #bbaec8 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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