#bdaebf

Color #bdaebf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdaebf

RGB

rgb(189, 174, 191)

HSL

hsl(292.9, 11.7%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.9, 8.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.79, 8.47, -6.71)

LCH

lch(72.79, 10.81, 321.61)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0291, 322.26)

HWB

hwb(292.9, 68.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0bfae

Analogous

#b5aebf

#bdaebf

#bfaeb9

Triadic

#bdaebf

#bfbdae

#aebfbd

Split-complementary

#bdaebf

#b9bfae

#aebfb5

Tetradic

#bdaebf

#bfaeb0

#b0bfae

#aebfbd

Square

#bdaebf

#bfb5ae

#b0bfae

#aeb9bf

Shades

Color #bdaebf mixed toward black.

#a18ca4

#856b88

#635166

#423644

#211b22

Tints

Color #bdaebf mixed toward white.

#c8bcca

#d3c9d4

#ded7df

#e9e4ea

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bdaebf mixed toward gray.

#bcb0be

#bbb1bc

#bab2bb

#b9b4b9

#b8b5b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bb · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#b8b9ba · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#bcb8b7 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdaebf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdaebf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bdaebf (#bdaebf) is rgb(189, 174, 191) in RGB.

No, #bdaebf 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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