#bf9cb8

Color #bf9cb8

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.68 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bf9cb8

RGB

rgb(191, 156, 184)

HSL

hsl(312, 21.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 18.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.3%, 3.7%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(68.25, 17.76, -9.57)

LCH

lch(68.25, 20.17, 331.68)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0563, 333.07)

HWB

hwb(312, 61.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cbfa3

Analogous

#b49cbf

#bf9cb8

#bf9ca6

Triadic

#bf9cb8

#b8bf9c

#9cb8bf

Split-complementary

#bf9cb8

#a6bf9c

#9cbfb4

Tetradic

#bf9cb8

#bfa39c

#9cbfa3

#9cb8bf

Square

#bf9cb8

#bfb49c

#9cbfa3

#9ca6bf

Shades

Color #bf9cb8 mixed toward black.

#a8799f

#8c5b83

#694462

#462d41

#231721

Tints

Color #bf9cb8 mixed toward white.

#caacc4

#d4bdd0

#dfcddb

#eadee7

#f4eef3

Tones

Color #bf9cb8 mixed toward gray.

#bc9fb6

#b9a2b4

#b6a5b3

#b3a8b1

#b0aaaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b2 · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#b3b5b0 · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#bdadab · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bf9cb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bf9cb8]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#bf9cb8 (#bf9cb8) is rgb(191, 156, 184) in RGB.

No, #bf9cb8 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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