#bfa9bc

Color #bfa9bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bfa9bc

RGB

rgb(191, 169, 188)

HSL

hsl(308.2, 14.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.2, 11.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 1.6%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(71.61, 11.34, -6.79)

LCH

lch(71.61, 13.22, 329.09)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0365, 330.41)

HWB

hwb(308.2, 66.3%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9bfac

Analogous

#b7a9bf

#bfa9bc

#bfa9b1

Triadic

#bfa9bc

#bcbfa9

#a9bcbf

Split-complementary

#bfa9bc

#b1bfa9

#a9bfb7

Tetradic

#bfa9bc

#bfaca9

#a9bfac

#a9bcbf

Square

#bfa9bc

#bfb7a9

#a9bfac

#a9b1bf

Shades

Color #bfa9bc mixed toward black.

#a587a1

#8a6685

#674d64

#453342

#221a21

Tints

Color #bfa9bc mixed toward white.

#cab7c7

#d4c6d2

#dfd4de

#eae2e9

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bfa9bc mixed toward gray.

#bdabbb

#bbadb9

#baafb8

#b8b0b7

#b6b2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b8 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#b7b9b7 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#beb4b3 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfa9bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfa9bc]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bfa9bc (#bfa9bc) is rgb(191, 169, 188) in RGB.

No, #bfa9bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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