#bdadbe

Color #bdadbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdadbe

RGB

rgb(189, 173, 190)

HSL

hsl(296.5, 11.6%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296.5, 8.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(72.51, 8.83, -6.58)

LCH

lch(72.51, 11.01, 323.31)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0298, 324.02)

HWB

hwb(296.5, 67.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebead

Analogous

#b5adbe

#bdadbe

#beadb7

Triadic

#bdadbe

#bebdad

#adbebd

Split-complementary

#bdadbe

#b7bead

#adbeb5

Tetradic

#bdadbe

#beadae

#aebead

#adbebd

Square

#bdadbe

#beb5ad

#aebead

#adb7be

Shades

Color #bdadbe mixed toward black.

#a28ba3

#856b87

#645065

#433544

#211b22

Tints

Color #bdadbe mixed toward white.

#c8bbc9

#d3c8d4

#ded6df

#e9e4e9

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bdadbe mixed toward gray.

#bcaebd

#bbb0bb

#b9b1ba

#b8b3b8

#b7b4b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ba · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b8b9 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#bcb7b6 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdadbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdadbe]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bdadbe (#bdadbe) is rgb(189, 173, 190) in RGB.

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

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