#bdaabb

Color #bdaabb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdaabb

RGB

rgb(189, 170, 187)

HSL

hsl(306.3, 12.6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.3, 10.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 1.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.66, 9.9, -6.19)

LCH

lch(71.66, 11.68, 327.98)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.032, 329.19)

HWB

hwb(306.3, 66.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aabdac

Analogous

#b6aabd

#bdaabb

#bdaab2

Triadic

#bdaabb

#bbbdaa

#aabbbd

Split-complementary

#bdaabb

#b2bdaa

#aabdb6

Tetradic

#bdaabb

#bdacaa

#aabdac

#aabbbd

Square

#bdaabb

#bdb6aa

#aabdac

#aab2bd

Shades

Color #bdaabb mixed toward black.

#a388a0

#876984

#654e63

#433442

#221a21

Tints

Color #bdaabb mixed toward white.

#c8b8c6

#d3c6d2

#ded5dd

#e9e3e8

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bdaabb mixed toward gray.

#bbacba

#baadb9

#b8afb7

#b7b0b6

#b5b2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b7 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b8b6 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#bcb4b3 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdaabb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdaabb]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bdaabb (#bdaabb) is rgb(189, 170, 187) in RGB.

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

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