#bdafbf

Color #bdafbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdafbf

RGB

rgb(189, 175, 191)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 11.1%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 8.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 8.4%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(73.05, 7.93, -6.33)

LCH

lch(73.05, 10.15, 321.4)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0273, 322)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 68.6%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1bfaf

Analogous

#b5afbf

#bdafbf

#bfafb9

Triadic

#bdafbf

#bfbdaf

#afbfbd

Split-complementary

#bdafbf

#b9bfaf

#afbfb5

Tetradic

#bdafbf

#bfafb1

#b1bfaf

#afbfbd

Square

#bdafbf

#bfb5af

#b1bfaf

#afb9bf

Shades

Color #bdafbf mixed toward black.

#a18da4

#846d88

#635166

#423644

#211b22

Tints

Color #bdafbf mixed toward white.

#c8bcca

#d3cad4

#ded7df

#e9e4ea

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bdafbf mixed toward gray.

#bcb0be

#bbb2bc

#bab3bb

#b9b4ba

#b8b6b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bb · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b9ba · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#bcb8b8 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdafbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdafbf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bdafbf (#bdafbf) is rgb(189, 175, 191) in RGB.

No, #bdafbf 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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