#bc73cd

Color #bc73cd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 12.42 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bc73cd

RGB

rgb(188, 115, 205)

HSL

hsl(288.7, 47.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.7, 43.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 43.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(59.31, 43.38, -35.06)

LCH

lch(59.31, 55.78, 321.05)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.1499, 319.87)

HWB

hwb(288.7, 45.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#84cd73

Analogous

#8f73cd

#bc73cd

#cd73b1

Triadic

#bc73cd

#cdbc73

#73cdbc

Split-complementary

#bc73cd

#b1cd73

#73cd8f

Tetradic

#bc73cd

#cd7384

#84cd73

#73cdbc

Square

#bc73cd

#cd8f73

#84cd73

#73b1cd

Shades

Color #bc73cd mixed toward black.

#a94cbf

#8a389d

#682a76

#451c4f

#230e27

Tints

Color #bc73cd mixed toward white.

#c78ad5

#d2a2de

#ddb9e6

#e9d0ee

#f4e8f7

Tones

Color #bc73cd mixed toward gray.

#b77ac5

#b382be

#ae89b6

#a991af

#a598a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a1bc · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#a5aab8 · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#b9adaa · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 25.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc73cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc73cd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bc73cd (#bc73cd) is rgb(188, 115, 205) in RGB.

No, #bc73cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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