#bf9cbf

Color #bf9cbf

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bf9cbf

RGB

rgb(191, 156, 191)

HSL

hsl(300, 21.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 18.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(68.47, 19.07, -13.14)

LCH

lch(68.47, 23.16, 325.43)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0633, 326.21)

HWB

hwb(300, 61.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cbf9c

Analogous

#ad9cbf

#bf9cbf

#bf9cad

Triadic

#bf9cbf

#bfbf9c

#9cbfbf

Split-complementary

#bf9cbf

#adbf9c

#9cbfad

Tetradic

#bf9cbf

#bf9c9c

#9cbf9c

#9cbfbf

Square

#bf9cbf

#bfad9c

#9cbf9c

#9cadbf

Shades

Color #bf9cbf mixed toward black.

#a879a8

#8c5b8c

#694469

#462d46

#231723

Tints

Color #bf9cbf mixed toward white.

#caacca

#d4bdd4

#dfcddf

#eadeea

#f4eef4

Tones

Color #bf9cbf mixed toward gray.

#bc9fbc

#b9a2b9

#b6a5b6

#b3a8b3

#b0aab0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b7 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#b3b5b5 · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#bdb1b0 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bf9cbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bf9cbf]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bf9cbf (#bf9cbf) is rgb(191, 156, 191) in RGB.

No, #bf9cbf 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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