#bcafbe

Color #bcafbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcafbe

RGB

rgb(188, 175, 190)

HSL

hsl(292, 10.3%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292, 7.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(72.94, 7.39, -5.95)

LCH

lch(72.94, 9.49, 321.16)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0255, 321.69)

HWB

hwb(292, 68.6%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1beaf

Analogous

#b5afbe

#bcafbe

#beafb9

Triadic

#bcafbe

#bebcaf

#afbebc

Split-complementary

#bcafbe

#b9beaf

#afbeb5

Tetradic

#bcafbe

#beafb1

#b1beaf

#afbebc

Square

#bcafbe

#beb5af

#b1beaf

#afb9be

Shades

Color #bcafbe mixed toward black.

#a08ea3

#836d86

#625265

#413743

#211b22

Tints

Color #bcafbe mixed toward white.

#c7bcc9

#d2cad4

#ded7df

#e9e4e9

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bcafbe mixed toward gray.

#bbb0bd

#bab2bc

#b9b3ba

#b8b4b9

#b7b5b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b6bb · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#b7b8ba · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#bbb8b7 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcafbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcafbe]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bcafbe (#bcafbe) is rgb(188, 175, 190) in RGB.

No, #bcafbe 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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