#bcacbe

Color #bcacbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcacbe

RGB

rgb(188, 172, 190)

HSL

hsl(293.3, 12.2%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.3, 9.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(72.17, 9.03, -7.09)

LCH

lch(72.17, 11.48, 321.86)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0309, 322.35)

HWB

hwb(293.3, 67.5%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebeac

Analogous

#b3acbe

#bcacbe

#beacb7

Triadic

#bcacbe

#bebcac

#acbebc

Split-complementary

#bcacbe

#b7beac

#acbeb3

Tetradic

#bcacbe

#beacae

#aebeac

#acbebc

Square

#bcacbe

#beb3ac

#aebeac

#acb7be

Shades

Color #bcacbe mixed toward black.

#a18aa4

#846a87

#634f66

#423544

#211a22

Tints

Color #bcacbe mixed toward white.

#c7bac9

#d2c8d4

#ded6df

#e9e3e9

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bcacbe mixed toward gray.

#bbaebd

#baafbb

#b9b1ba

#b7b2b8

#b6b4b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ba · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b9 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#bbb6b6 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcacbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcacbe]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bcacbe (#bcacbe) is rgb(188, 172, 190) in RGB.

No, #bcacbe 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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