#bfb4ca

Color #bfb4ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb4ca

RGB

rgb(191, 180, 202)

HSL

hsl(270, 17.2%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 10.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 10.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(74.81, 8.02, -9.7)

LCH

lch(74.81, 12.59, 309.58)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.033, 307.98)

HWB

hwb(270, 70.6%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfcab4

Analogous

#b4b4ca

#bfb4ca

#cab4ca

Triadic

#bfb4ca

#cabfb4

#b4cabf

Split-complementary

#bfb4ca

#cacab4

#b4cab4

Tetradic

#bfb4ca

#cab4bf

#bfcab4

#b4cabf

Square

#bfb4ca

#cab4b4

#bfcab4

#b4caca

Shades

Color #bfb4ca mixed toward black.

#9f8fb0

#7f6995

#5f4f70

#40354b

#201a25

Tints

Color #bfb4ca mixed toward white.

#cac0d3

#d4cddc

#dfd9e5

#eae6ed

#f4f2f6

Tones

Color #bfb4ca mixed toward gray.

#bfb6c8

#bfb8c6

#bfb9c4

#bfbbc3

#bfbdc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac5 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbcc4 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#bec1c0 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb4ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb4ca]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bfb4ca (#bfb4ca) is rgb(191, 180, 202) in RGB.

No, #bfb4ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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