#bd9aca

Color #bd9aca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.26 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bd9aca

RGB

rgb(189, 154, 202)

HSL

hsl(283.8, 31.2%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.8, 23.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 23.8%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(68.16, 21.66, -19.73)

LCH

lch(68.16, 29.3, 317.67)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0781, 316.76)

HWB

hwb(283.8, 60.4%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7ca9a

Analogous

#a59aca

#bd9aca

#ca9abf

Triadic

#bd9aca

#cabd9a

#9acabd

Split-complementary

#bd9aca

#bfca9a

#9acaa5

Tetradic

#bd9aca

#ca9aa7

#a7ca9a

#9acabd

Square

#bd9aca

#caa59a

#a7ca9a

#9abfca

Shades

Color #bd9aca mixed toward black.

#a473b6

#88529c

#663d75

#44294e

#221427

Tints

Color #bd9aca mixed toward white.

#c8abd3

#d3bcdc

#decce5

#e9dded

#f4eef6

Tones

Color #bd9aca mixed toward gray.

#bb9ec6

#b9a2c2

#b8a6be

#b6aaba

#b4aeb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc0 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b3bd · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#bbb7b5 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd9aca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd9aca]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bd9aca (#bd9aca) is rgb(189, 154, 202) in RGB.

No, #bd9aca 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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