#bdabc3

Color #bdabc3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bdabc3

RGB

rgb(189, 171, 195)

HSL

hsl(285, 16.7%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 12.3%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 12.3%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(72.15, 10.88, -9.86)

LCH

lch(72.15, 14.68, 317.82)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0392, 317.69)

HWB

hwb(285, 67.1%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1c3ab

Analogous

#b1abc3

#bdabc3

#c3abbd

Triadic

#bdabc3

#c3bdab

#abc3bd

Split-complementary

#bdabc3

#bdc3ab

#abc3b1

Tetradic

#bdabc3

#c3abb1

#b1c3ab

#abc3bd

Square

#bdabc3

#c3b1ab

#b1c3ab

#abbdc3

Shades

Color #bdabc3 mixed toward black.

#a187aa

#84668e

#634c6b

#423347

#211924

Tints

Color #bdabc3 mixed toward white.

#c8b9cd

#d3c7d7

#ded5e1

#e9e3eb

#f4f1f5

Tones

Color #bdabc3 mixed toward gray.

#bcadc1

#bbafbf

#bab1bd

#b9b3bb

#b8b5b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5be · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#b7b8bc · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#bcb9b8 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdabc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdabc3]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#bdabc3 (#bdabc3) is rgb(189, 171, 195) in RGB.

No, #bdabc3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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