#bda9c5

Color #bda9c5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bda9c5

RGB

rgb(189, 169, 197)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 19.4%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 14.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 14.2%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(71.71, 12.37, -11.62)

LCH

lch(71.71, 16.97, 316.79)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0452, 316.34)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 66.3%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1c5a9

Analogous

#afa9c5

#bda9c5

#c5a9bf

Triadic

#bda9c5

#c5bda9

#a9c5bd

Split-complementary

#bda9c5

#bfc5a9

#a9c5af

Tetradic

#bda9c5

#c5a9b1

#b1c5a9

#a9c5bd

Square

#bda9c5

#c5afa9

#b1c5a9

#a9bfc5

Shades

Color #bda9c5 mixed toward black.

#a185ac

#846292

#634a6d

#423149

#211924

Tints

Color #bda9c5 mixed toward white.

#c8b7cf

#d3c6d8

#ded4e2

#e9e2ec

#f4f1f5

Tones

Color #bda9c5 mixed toward gray.

#bcabc3

#bbaec0

#bab0be

#b9b2bc

#b8b5b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5bf · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b7bd · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#bcbab8 · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bda9c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bda9c5]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bda9c5 (#bda9c5) is rgb(189, 169, 197) in RGB.

No, #bda9c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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