#bca8bd

Color #bca8bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bca8bd

RGB

rgb(188, 168, 189)

HSL

hsl(297.1, 13.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(297.1, 11.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.13, 11.03, -8.09)

LCH

lch(71.13, 13.68, 323.74)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0371, 324.43)

HWB

hwb(297.1, 65.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9bda8

Analogous

#b1a8bd

#bca8bd

#bda8b4

Triadic

#bca8bd

#bdbca8

#a8bdbc

Split-complementary

#bca8bd

#b4bda8

#a8bdb1

Tetradic

#bca8bd

#bda8a9

#a9bda8

#a8bdbc

Square

#bca8bd

#bdb1a8

#a9bda8

#a8b4bd

Shades

Color #bca8bd mixed toward black.

#a286a3

#866787

#644d65

#433344

#211a22

Tints

Color #bca8bd mixed toward white.

#c7b7c8

#d2c5d3

#ddd4de

#e9e2e9

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bca8bd mixed toward gray.

#baaabb

#b9acb9

#b7adb8

#b6afb6

#b4b1b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b8 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b6b7 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#bbb4b3 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bca8bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bca8bd]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bca8bd (#bca8bd) is rgb(188, 168, 189) in RGB.

No, #bca8bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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