#bfa8cb

Color #bfa8cb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bfa8cb

RGB

rgb(191, 168, 203)

HSL

hsl(279.4, 25.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.4, 17.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 17.2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(71.82, 14.78, -14.73)

LCH

lch(71.82, 20.87, 315.1)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0553, 314.12)

HWB

hwb(279.4, 65.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4cba8

Analogous

#ada8cb

#bfa8cb

#cba8c5

Triadic

#bfa8cb

#cbbfa8

#a8cbbf

Split-complementary

#bfa8cb

#c5cba8

#a8cbad

Tetradic

#bfa8cb

#cba8b4

#b4cba8

#a8cbbf

Square

#bfa8cb

#cbada8

#b4cba8

#a8c5cb

Shades

Color #bfa8cb mixed toward black.

#a281b4

#855c9b

#644574

#432e4d

#211727

Tints

Color #bfa8cb mixed toward white.

#cab6d4

#d4c5dc

#dfd3e5

#eae2ee

#f4f0f6

Tones

Color #bfa8cb mixed toward gray.

#beabc8

#bdaec5

#bcb1c2

#bbb4bf

#bab6bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b5c3 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b8c1 · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#bebdbb · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfa8cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfa8cb]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bfa8cb (#bfa8cb) is rgb(191, 168, 203) in RGB.

No, #bfa8cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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