#bc5bd1

Color #bc5bd1

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 4.25 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-500 #e12afb · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bc5bd1

RGB

rgb(188, 91, 209)

HSL

hsl(289.3, 56.2%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.3, 56.5%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 56.5%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(54.84, 56.36, -44.35)

LCH

lch(54.84, 71.72, 321.8)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.1926, 320.2)

HWB

hwb(289.3, 35.7%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#70d15b

Analogous

#815bd1

#bc5bd1

#d15bab

Triadic

#bc5bd1

#d1bc5b

#5bd1bc

Split-complementary

#bc5bd1

#abd15b

#5bd181

Tetradic

#bc5bd1

#d15b70

#70d15b

#5bd1bc

Square

#bc5bd1

#d1815b

#70d15b

#5babd1

Shades

Color #bc5bd1 mixed toward black.

#aa37c3

#882c9c

#662175

#44164e

#220b27

Tints

Color #bc5bd1 mixed toward white.

#c776d9

#d292e0

#ddade8

#e9c8f0

#f4e4f7

Tones

Color #bc5bd1 mixed toward gray.

#b665c7

#af6fbd

#a978b3

#a382aa

#9c8ca0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9bbd · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#a0a6b8 · ΔE 24.6

Tritanopia

#b9aba7 · ΔE 31.5

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 27.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc5bd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc5bd1]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bc5bd1 (#bc5bd1) is rgb(188, 91, 209) in RGB.

No, #bc5bd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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