#bdadbd

Color #bdadbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#bdadbd

RGB

rgb(189, 173, 189)

HSL

hsl(300, 10.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 8.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.48, 8.64, -6.07)

LCH

lch(72.48, 10.56, 324.91)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0287, 325.92)

HWB

hwb(300, 67.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbdad

Analogous

#b5adbd

#bdadbd

#bdadb5

Triadic

#bdadbd

#bdbdad

#adbdbd

Split-complementary

#bdadbd

#b5bdad

#adbdb5

Tetradic

#bdadbd

#bdadad

#adbdad

#adbdbd

Square

#bdadbd

#bdb5ad

#adbdad

#adb5bd

Shades

Color #bdadbd mixed toward black.

#a28ca2

#866c86

#645164

#433643

#211b21

Tints

Color #bdadbd mixed toward white.

#c8bbc8

#d3c8d3

#ded6de

#e9e4e9

#f4f1f4

Tones

Color #bdadbd mixed toward gray.

#bcaebc

#bab0ba

#b9b1b9

#b8b2b8

#b6b4b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b9 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#b7b8b8 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#bcb6b6 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdadbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdadbd]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bdadbd (#bdadbd) is rgb(189, 173, 189) in RGB.

No, #bdadbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #bdadbd, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast