#bdb6be

Color #bdb6be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb6be

RGB

rgb(189, 182, 190)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 5.8%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 4.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(74.82, 3.94, -3.17)

LCH

lch(74.82, 5.06, 321.18)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0136, 321.87)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 71.4%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7beb6

Analogous

#b9b6be

#bdb6be

#beb6bb

Triadic

#bdb6be

#bebdb6

#b6bebd

Split-complementary

#bdb6be

#bbbeb6

#b6beb9

Tetradic

#bdb6be

#beb6b7

#b7beb6

#b6bebd

Square

#bdb6be

#beb9b6

#b7beb6

#b6bbbe

Shades

Color #bdb6be mixed toward black.

#9f95a1

#817583

#615862

#413a42

#201d21

Tints

Color #bdb6be mixed toward white.

#c8c2c9

#d3ced4

#dedade

#e9e7e9

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bdb6be mixed toward gray.

#bcb7bd

#bbb8bc

#bbb9bb

#bab9bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababc · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#babbbc · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#bdbbba · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb6be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb6be]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bdb6be (#bdb6be) is rgb(189, 182, 190) in RGB.

No, #bdb6be 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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