#bca8ba

Color #bca8ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bca8ba

RGB

rgb(188, 168, 186)

HSL

hsl(306, 13%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306, 10.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 1.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(71.04, 10.46, -6.57)

LCH

lch(71.04, 12.35, 327.87)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0339, 329.12)

HWB

hwb(306, 65.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8bcaa

Analogous

#b4a8bc

#bca8ba

#bca8b0

Triadic

#bca8ba

#babca8

#a8babc

Split-complementary

#bca8ba

#b0bca8

#a8bcb4

Tetradic

#bca8ba

#bcaaa8

#a8bcaa

#a8babc

Square

#bca8ba

#bcb4a8

#a8bcaa

#a8b0bc

Shades

Color #bca8ba mixed toward black.

#a2869f

#866783

#654d62

#433442

#221a21

Tints

Color #bca8ba mixed toward white.

#c7b6c5

#d2c5d1

#ded3dc

#e9e2e8

#f4f0f3

Tones

Color #bca8ba mixed toward gray.

#baaab9

#b9abb7

#b7adb6

#b5afb5

#b4b0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b6 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b6b5 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#bbb2b2 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bca8ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bca8ba]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bca8ba (#bca8ba) is rgb(188, 168, 186) in RGB.

No, #bca8ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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