#bcabbd

Color #bcabbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcabbd

RGB

rgb(188, 171, 189)

HSL

hsl(296.7, 12%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296.7, 9.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.89, 9.38, -6.96)

LCH

lch(71.89, 11.68, 323.42)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0317, 324.25)

HWB

hwb(296.7, 67.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acbdab

Analogous

#b3abbd

#bcabbd

#bdabb5

Triadic

#bcabbd

#bdbcab

#abbdbc

Split-complementary

#bcabbd

#b5bdab

#abbdb3

Tetradic

#bcabbd

#bdabac

#acbdab

#abbdbc

Square

#bcabbd

#bdb3ab

#acbdab

#abb5bd

Shades

Color #bcabbd mixed toward black.

#a189a3

#856a86

#644f65

#423543

#211a22

Tints

Color #bcabbd mixed toward white.

#c7b9c8

#d2c7d3

#ded5de

#e9e3e9

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bcabbd mixed toward gray.

#bbadbc

#b9aeba

#b8b0b9

#b7b1b7

#b5b3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b9 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b8 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#bbb5b5 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcabbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcabbd]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bcabbd (#bcabbd) is rgb(188, 171, 189) in RGB.

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

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