#bca3ba

Color #bca3ba

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bca3ba

RGB

rgb(188, 163, 186)

HSL

hsl(304.8, 15.7%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.8, 13.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 1.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(69.78, 13.21, -8.44)

LCH

lch(69.78, 15.68, 327.43)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.043, 328.49)

HWB

hwb(304.8, 63.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3bca5

Analogous

#b1a3bc

#bca3ba

#bca3ad

Triadic

#bca3ba

#babca3

#a3babc

Split-complementary

#bca3ba

#adbca3

#a3bcb1

Tetradic

#bca3ba

#bca5a3

#a3bca5

#a3babc

Square

#bca3ba

#bcb1a3

#a3bca5

#a3adbc

Shades

Color #bca3ba mixed toward black.

#a381a1

#876384

#654a63

#443142

#221921

Tints

Color #bca3ba mixed toward white.

#c7b2c5

#d2c2d1

#ddd1dc

#e9e0e8

#f4f0f3

Tones

Color #bca3ba mixed toward gray.

#baa5b8

#b8a7b6

#b6a9b5

#b4abb3

#b2adb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b5 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#b3b5b3 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#bbb1b0 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bca3ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bca3ba]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bca3ba (#bca3ba) is rgb(188, 163, 186) in RGB.

No, #bca3ba is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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