#bcadbb

Color #bcadbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcadbb

RGB

rgb(188, 173, 187)

HSL

hsl(304, 10.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304, 8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 0.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.34, 7.91, -5.19)

LCH

lch(72.34, 9.46, 326.73)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0259, 327.78)

HWB

hwb(304, 67.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbcae

Analogous

#b6adbc

#bcadbb

#bcadb4

Triadic

#bcadbb

#bbbcad

#adbbbc

Split-complementary

#bcadbb

#b4bcad

#adbcb6

Tetradic

#bcadbb

#bcaead

#adbcae

#adbbbc

Square

#bcadbb

#bcb6ad

#adbcae

#adb4bc

Shades

Color #bcadbb mixed toward black.

#a18ca0

#856c83

#635162

#423641

#211b21

Tints

Color #bcadbb mixed toward white.

#c7bbc6

#d2c8d2

#ded6dd

#e9e4e8

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bcadbb mixed toward gray.

#bbaeba

#bab0b9

#b8b1b8

#b7b2b7

#b6b3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b8 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#b7b8b7 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#bbb5b5 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 10

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcadbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcadbb]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bcadbb (#bcadbb) is rgb(188, 173, 187) in RGB.

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

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