#bdabbf

Color #bdabbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bdabbf

RGB

rgb(189, 171, 191)

HSL

hsl(294, 13.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294, 10.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 10.5%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.03, 10.11, -7.84)

LCH

lch(72.03, 12.79, 322.21)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0345, 322.77)

HWB

hwb(294, 67.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbfab

Analogous

#b3abbf

#bdabbf

#bfabb7

Triadic

#bdabbf

#bfbdab

#abbfbd

Split-complementary

#bdabbf

#b7bfab

#abbfb3

Tetradic

#bdabbf

#bfabad

#adbfab

#abbfbd

Square

#bdabbf

#bfb3ab

#adbfab

#abb7bf

Shades

Color #bdabbf mixed toward black.

#a289a5

#866889

#644e67

#433444

#211a22

Tints

Color #bdabbf mixed toward white.

#c8b9ca

#d3c7d4

#ded5df

#e9e3ea

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bdabbf mixed toward gray.

#bcadbd

#baaebc

#b9b0ba

#b8b2b8

#b6b3b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ba · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#b7b8b9 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#bcb7b6 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdabbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdabbf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bdabbf (#bdabbf) is rgb(189, 171, 191) in RGB.

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

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