#bc85da

Color #bc85da

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.9 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#bc85da

RGB

rgb(188, 133, 218)

HSL

hsl(278.8, 53.5%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.8, 39%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 39%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(63.78, 36.3, -35.39)

LCH

lch(63.78, 50.7, 315.73)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.1336, 313)

HWB

hwb(278.8, 52.2%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3da85

Analogous

#9185da

#bc85da

#da85ce

Triadic

#bc85da

#dabc85

#85dabc

Split-complementary

#bc85da

#ceda85

#85da91

Tetradic

#bc85da

#da85a3

#a3da85

#85dabc

Square

#bc85da

#da9185

#a3da85

#85ceda

Shades

Color #bc85da mixed toward black.

#a358cc

#8736b4

#652987

#441b5a

#220e2d

Tints

Color #bc85da mixed toward white.

#c799e0

#d2aee6

#ddc2ed

#e9d6f3

#f4ebf9

Tones

Color #bc85da mixed toward gray.

#ba8cd3

#b893cc

#b69ac5

#b4a1be

#b2a8b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7ca · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#aaaec5 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#babbb8 · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc85da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc85da]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bc85da (#bc85da) is rgb(188, 133, 218) in RGB.

No, #bc85da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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