#bc5bec

Color #bc5bec

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 10.54 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bc5bec

RGB

rgb(188, 91, 236)

HSL

hsl(280.1, 79.2%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.1, 61.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 61.4%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(56.32, 61.78, -57.22)

LCH

lch(56.32, 84.21, 317.19)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.2191, 312.74)

HWB

hwb(280.1, 35.7%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bec5b

Analogous

#735bec

#bc5bec

#ec5bd4

Triadic

#bc5bec

#ecbc5b

#5becbc

Split-complementary

#bc5bec

#d4ec5b

#5bec73

Tetradic

#bc5bec

#ec5b8b

#8bec5b

#5becbc

Square

#bc5bec

#ec735b

#8bec5b

#5bd4ec

Shades

Color #bc5bec mixed toward black.

#a82ae6

#8a17c3

#681192

#450b62

#230631

Tints

Color #bc5bec mixed toward white.

#c776ef

#d292f2

#ddadf5

#e9c8f9

#f4e4fc

Tones

Color #bc5bec mixed toward gray.

#b867e0

#b473d4

#b07fc8

#ac8bbc

#a897b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9bd4 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#a0a6ce · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#b9bfba · ΔE 35.1

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 29.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc5bec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc5bec]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bc5bec (#bc5bec) is rgb(188, 91, 236) in RGB.

No, #bc5bec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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