#bfaec5

Color #bfaec5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bfaec5

RGB

rgb(191, 174, 197)

HSL

hsl(284.3, 16.5%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.3, 11.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 11.7%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(73.14, 10.31, -9.46)

LCH

lch(73.14, 13.99, 317.46)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0373, 317.28)

HWB

hwb(284.3, 68.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4c5ae

Analogous

#b3aec5

#bfaec5

#c5aebf

Triadic

#bfaec5

#c5bfae

#aec5bf

Split-complementary

#bfaec5

#bfc5ae

#aec5b3

Tetradic

#bfaec5

#c5aeb4

#b4c5ae

#aec5bf

Square

#bfaec5

#c5b3ae

#b4c5ae

#aebfc5

Shades

Color #bfaec5 mixed toward black.

#a28aab

#856790

#644d6c

#433448

#211a24

Tints

Color #bfaec5 mixed toward white.

#cabbcf

#d4c9d8

#dfd6e2

#eae4ec

#f4f1f5

Tones

Color #bfaec5 mixed toward gray.

#beb0c3

#bdb2c1

#bcb4bf

#bbb6bd

#bab7bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c0 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#b9babe · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#bebbbb · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfaec5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfaec5]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bfaec5 (#bfaec5) is rgb(191, 174, 197) in RGB.

No, #bfaec5 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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