#bca8bb

Color #bca8bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bca8bb

RGB

rgb(188, 168, 187)

HSL

hsl(303, 13%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303, 10.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 0.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(71.07, 10.65, -7.08)

LCH

lch(71.07, 12.79, 326.38)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.035, 327.49)

HWB

hwb(303, 65.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8bca9

Analogous

#b3a8bc

#bca8bb

#bca8b1

Triadic

#bca8bb

#bbbca8

#a8bbbc

Split-complementary

#bca8bb

#b1bca8

#a8bcb3

Tetradic

#bca8bb

#bca9a8

#a8bca9

#a8bbbc

Square

#bca8bb

#bcb3a8

#a8bca9

#a8b1bc

Shades

Color #bca8bb mixed toward black.

#a286a1

#866785

#654d63

#433442

#221a21

Tints

Color #bca8bb mixed toward white.

#c7b6c6

#d2c5d2

#ded3dd

#e9e2e8

#f4f0f4

Tones

Color #bca8bb mixed toward gray.

#baaab9

#b9abb8

#b7adb6

#b5afb5

#b4b0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b7 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#b5b6b6 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#bbb3b2 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bca8bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bca8bb]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bca8bb (#bca8bb) is rgb(188, 168, 187) in RGB.

No, #bca8bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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