#bdb6bc

Color #bdb6bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb6bc

RGB

rgb(189, 182, 188)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 5%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 3.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 0.5%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.77, 3.57, -2.16)

LCH

lch(74.77, 4.17, 328.82)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0114, 330.07)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 71.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bdb7

Analogous

#bab6bd

#bdb6bc

#bdb6b8

Triadic

#bdb6bc

#bcbdb6

#b6bcbd

Split-complementary

#bdb6bc

#b8bdb6

#b6bdba

Tetradic

#bdb6bc

#bdb7b6

#b6bdb7

#b6bcbd

Square

#bdb6bc

#bdbab6

#b6bdb7

#b6b8bd

Shades

Color #bdb6bc mixed toward black.

#a0959e

#827580

#615860

#413b40

#201d20

Tints

Color #bdb6bc mixed toward white.

#c8c2c7

#d3ced2

#dedadd

#e9e7e9

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bdb6bc mixed toward gray.

#bcb6bb

#bcb7bb

#bbb8bb

#bbb8ba

#bab9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababb · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#babbba · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#bdb9b9 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb6bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb6bc]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bdb6bc (#bdb6bc) is rgb(189, 182, 188) in RGB.

No, #bdb6bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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