#bc74ca

Color #bc74ca

A moderately saturated light magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 13.52 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bc74ca

RGB

rgb(188, 116, 202)

HSL

hsl(290.2, 44.8%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.2, 42.6%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 42.6%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(59.39, 42.25, -33.24)

LCH

lch(59.39, 53.76, 321.81)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.145, 320.93)

HWB

hwb(290.2, 45.5%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#82ca74

Analogous

#9174ca

#bc74ca

#ca74ad

Triadic

#bc74ca

#cabc74

#74cabc

Split-complementary

#bc74ca

#adca74

#74ca91

Tetradic

#bc74ca

#ca7482

#82ca74

#74cabc

Square

#bc74ca

#ca9174

#82ca74

#74adca

Shades

Color #bc74ca mixed toward black.

#aa4ebb

#8a3b9a

#682c73

#451d4d

#230f26

Tints

Color #bc74ca mixed toward white.

#c78bd3

#d2a2dc

#debae5

#e9d1ed

#f4e8f6

Tones

Color #bc74ca mixed toward gray.

#b77bc3

#b282bc

#ae8ab5

#a991ad

#a498a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a1ba · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#a6aab6 · ΔE 21.8

Tritanopia

#b9aca8 · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc74ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc74ca]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#bc74ca (#bc74ca) is rgb(188, 116, 202) in RGB.

No, #bc74ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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