#bc85d7

Color #bc85d7

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.7 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bc85d7

RGB

rgb(188, 133, 215)

HSL

hsl(280.2, 50.6%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.2, 38.1%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 38.1%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(63.65, 35.67, -33.91)

LCH

lch(63.65, 49.22, 316.45)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.1301, 314.03)

HWB

hwb(280.2, 52.2%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0d785

Analogous

#9385d7

#bc85d7

#d785c9

Triadic

#bc85d7

#d7bc85

#85d7bc

Split-complementary

#bc85d7

#c9d785

#85d793

Tetradic

#bc85d7

#d785a0

#a0d785

#85d7bc

Square

#bc85d7

#d79385

#a0d785

#85c9d7

Shades

Color #bc85d7 mixed toward black.

#a459c9

#8839af

#662b83

#441d57

#220e2c

Tints

Color #bc85d7 mixed toward white.

#c799de

#d2aee4

#ddc2eb

#e9d6f2

#f4ebf8

Tones

Color #bc85d7 mixed toward gray.

#ba8cd0

#b793c9

#b599c2

#b3a0bc

#b0a7b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7c7 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#aaaec3 · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#bab9b6 · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc85d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc85d7]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bc85d7 (#bc85d7) is rgb(188, 133, 215) in RGB.

No, #bc85d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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