Palettes / Colors / #BAABBF

#BAABBF — Light Dusty Purple

#BAABBF is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BAABBF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BAABBF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B0BFAB; it also sits naturally between #B0ABBF and #BFABBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 67% · Blue 75%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BAABBF

.text { color: #BAABBF; }
.background { background-color: #BAABBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BAABBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 171, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 14%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BAABBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 171, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BAABBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 171, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BAABBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BAABBF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0BFAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BAABBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BAABBF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BAABBF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BAABBF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BAABBE  ·  #BAABC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BAABBF?

#BAABBF is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 186, 171, 191). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BAABBF?

#BAABBF is RGB 186, 171, 191 — HSL 285°, 14%, 71% — CMYK 3%, 10%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BAABBF?

Its complement is #B0BFAB; analogous partners are #B0ABBF and #BFABBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BAABBF for text?

Black text on #BAABBF has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.