#bda8bc

Color #bda8bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bda8bc

RGB

rgb(189, 168, 188)

HSL

hsl(302.9, 13.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.9, 11.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 0.5%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.18, 11.19, -7.44)

LCH

lch(71.18, 13.44, 326.38)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0367, 327.35)

HWB

hwb(302.9, 65.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8bda9

Analogous

#b4a8bd

#bda8bc

#bda8b1

Triadic

#bda8bc

#bcbda8

#a8bcbd

Split-complementary

#bda8bc

#b1bda8

#a8bdb4

Tetradic

#bda8bc

#bda9a8

#a8bda9

#a8bcbd

Square

#bda8bc

#bdb4a8

#a8bda9

#a8b1bd

Shades

Color #bda8bc mixed toward black.

#a386a2

#876786

#654d64

#443343

#221a21

Tints

Color #bda8bc mixed toward white.

#c8b7c7

#d3c5d2

#ded4dd

#e9e2e9

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bda8bc mixed toward gray.

#bbaaba

#b9acb9

#b8adb7

#b6afb6

#b4b1b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b7 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#b5b7b6 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#bcb4b3 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bda8bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bda8bc]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bda8bc (#bda8bc) is rgb(189, 168, 188) in RGB.

No, #bda8bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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