#bbaecc

Color #bbaecc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbaecc

RGB

rgb(187, 174, 204)

HSL

hsl(266, 22.7%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266, 14.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 14.7%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(73.02, 10.34, -13.51)

LCH

lch(73.02, 17.01, 307.43)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0444, 305.01)

HWB

hwb(266, 68.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfccae

Analogous

#aeb0cc

#bbaecc

#caaecc

Triadic

#bbaecc

#ccbbae

#aeccbb

Split-complementary

#bbaecc

#cccaae

#b0ccae

Tetradic

#bbaecc

#ccaebf

#bfccae

#aeccbb

Square

#bbaecc

#ccaeb0

#bfccae

#aeccca

Shades

Color #bbaecc mixed toward black.

#9b87b4

#7a619b

#5c4974

#3d314d

#1f1827

Tints

Color #bbaecc mixed toward white.

#c6bbd4

#d2c9dd

#ddd6e5

#e8e4ee

#f4f1f6

Tones

Color #bbaecc mixed toward gray.

#bbb0c9

#bcb3c7

#bcb5c4

#bcb8c2

#bdbabf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b5c5 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#b6b7c4 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#bac0bf · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbaecc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbaecc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bbaecc (#bbaecc) is rgb(187, 174, 204) in RGB.

No, #bbaecc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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