#bcacbf

Color #bcacbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bcacbf

RGB

rgb(188, 172, 191)

HSL

hsl(290.5, 12.9%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.5, 9.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 9.9%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.2, 9.22, -7.6)

LCH

lch(72.2, 11.95, 320.5)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0321, 320.95)

HWB

hwb(290.5, 67.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afbfac

Analogous

#b3acbf

#bcacbf

#bfacb9

Triadic

#bcacbf

#bfbcac

#acbfbc

Split-complementary

#bcacbf

#b9bfac

#acbfb3

Tetradic

#bcacbf

#bfacaf

#afbfac

#acbfbc

Square

#bcacbf

#bfb3ac

#afbfac

#acb9bf

Shades

Color #bcacbf mixed toward black.

#a08aa5

#846989

#634f66

#423544

#211a22

Tints

Color #bcacbf mixed toward white.

#c7baca

#d2c8d4

#ded6df

#e9e3ea

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bcacbf mixed toward gray.

#bbaebd

#baafbc

#b9b1ba

#b8b2b9

#b7b4b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5bb · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#b6b7ba · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#bbb7b6 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcacbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcacbf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#bcacbf (#bcacbf) is rgb(188, 172, 191) in RGB.

No, #bcacbf 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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