#bcafbb

Color #bcafbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcafbb

RGB

rgb(188, 175, 187)

HSL

hsl(304.6, 8.8%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.6, 6.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 0.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.85, 6.82, -4.44)

LCH

lch(72.85, 8.14, 326.93)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0222, 328.24)

HWB

hwb(304.6, 68.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afbcb0

Analogous

#b7afbc

#bcafbb

#bcafb5

Triadic

#bcafbb

#bbbcaf

#afbbbc

Split-complementary

#bcafbb

#b5bcaf

#afbcb7

Tetradic

#bcafbb

#bcb0af

#afbcb0

#afbbbc

Square

#bcafbb

#bcb7af

#afbcb0

#afb5bc

Shades

Color #bcafbb mixed toward black.

#a08e9f

#846e82

#635362

#423741

#211c21

Tints

Color #bcafbb mixed toward white.

#c7bcc6

#d2cad2

#ded7dd

#e9e4e8

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bcafbb mixed toward gray.

#bbb0ba

#bab1b9

#b9b2b8

#b8b3b7

#b7b4b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b6b8 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#b7b8b8 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#bbb6b5 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 8.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcafbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcafbb]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bcafbb (#bcafbb) is rgb(188, 175, 187) in RGB.

No, #bcafbb 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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