#bbaecd

Color #bbaecd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbaecd

RGB

rgb(187, 174, 205)

HSL

hsl(265.2, 23.7%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.2, 15.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 15.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(73.05, 10.55, -14.01)

LCH

lch(73.05, 17.54, 306.98)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0458, 304.32)

HWB

hwb(265.2, 68.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0cdae

Analogous

#aeb0cd

#bbaecd

#cbaecd

Triadic

#bbaecd

#cdbbae

#aecdbb

Split-complementary

#bbaecd

#cdcbae

#b0cdae

Tetradic

#bbaecd

#cdaec0

#c0cdae

#aecdbb

Square

#bbaecd

#cdaeb0

#c0cdae

#aecdcb

Shades

Color #bbaecd mixed toward black.

#9a87b5

#7a609c

#5b4875

#3d304e

#1e1827

Tints

Color #bbaecd mixed toward white.

#c6bbd5

#d2c9de

#ddd6e6

#e8e4ee

#f4f1f7

Tones

Color #bbaecd mixed toward gray.

#bbb1ca

#bcb3c8

#bcb6c5

#bdb8c3

#bdbbc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b5c6 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#b6b7c4 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#bac0bf · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbaecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbaecd]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#bbaecd (#bbaecd) is rgb(187, 174, 205) in RGB.

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

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