#bd9eb2

Color #bd9eb2

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bd9eb2

RGB

rgb(189, 158, 178)

HSL

hsl(321.3, 19%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(321.3, 16.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 5.8%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(68.38, 14.85, -6.06)

LCH

lch(68.38, 16.04, 337.8)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0455, 339.41)

HWB

hwb(321.3, 62%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ebda9

Analogous

#b89ebd

#bd9eb2

#bd9ea2

Triadic

#bd9eb2

#b2bd9e

#9eb2bd

Split-complementary

#bd9eb2

#a2bd9e

#9ebdb8

Tetradic

#bd9eb2

#bda99e

#9ebda9

#9eb2bd

Square

#bd9eb2

#bdb89e

#9ebda9

#9ea2bd

Shades

Color #bd9eb2 mixed toward black.

#a57c97

#8a5e7a

#67465b

#452f3d

#22171e

Tints

Color #bd9eb2 mixed toward white.

#c8aebf

#d3becc

#deced8

#e9dfe5

#f4eff2

Tones

Color #bd9eb2 mixed toward gray.

#baa0b1

#b8a3b0

#b5a6b0

#b3a8af

#b0abae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ad · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#b2b4ac · ΔE 21.4

Tritanopia

#bcaaa9 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd9eb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd9eb2]

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Orchid #da70d6

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#bd9eb2 (#bd9eb2) is rgb(189, 158, 178) in RGB.

No, #bd9eb2 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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