#bda8cf

Color #bda8cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.5 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bda8cf

RGB

rgb(189, 168, 207)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 28.9%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 18.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 18.8%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(71.78, 14.92, -17.01)

LCH

lch(71.78, 22.63, 311.26)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0594, 309.26)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 65.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bacfa8

Analogous

#a9a8cf

#bda8cf

#cfa8cd

Triadic

#bda8cf

#cfbda8

#a8cfbd

Split-complementary

#bda8cf

#cdcfa8

#a8cfa9

Tetradic

#bda8cf

#cfa8ba

#bacfa8

#a8cfbd

Square

#bda8cf

#cfa9a8

#bacfa8

#a8cdcf

Shades

Color #bda8cf mixed toward black.

#9e80b9

#8059a1

#604379

#402c51

#201628

Tints

Color #bda8cf mixed toward white.

#c8b6d7

#d3c5df

#ded3e7

#e9e2ef

#f4f0f7

Tones

Color #bda8cf mixed toward gray.

#bdabcc

#bcaec8

#bcb2c5

#bcb5c2

#bcb8bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c6 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b7c4 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#bcbfbe · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bda8cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bda8cf]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bda8cf (#bda8cf) is rgb(189, 168, 207) in RGB.

No, #bda8cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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