#bc8ad0

Color #bc8ad0

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.17 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8ad0

RGB

rgb(188, 138, 208)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 42.7%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 33.7%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 33.7%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(64.5, 31.45, -28.69)

LCH

lch(64.5, 42.57, 317.63)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.1132, 316)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 54.1%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ed08a

Analogous

#998ad0

#bc8ad0

#d08ac1

Triadic

#bc8ad0

#d0bc8a

#8ad0bc

Split-complementary

#bc8ad0

#c1d08a

#8ad099

Tetradic

#bc8ad0

#d08a9e

#9ed08a

#8ad0bc

Square

#bc8ad0

#d0998a

#9ed08a

#8ac1d0

Shades

Color #bc8ad0 mixed toward black.

#a461bf

#8842a4

#66327b

#442152

#221129

Tints

Color #bc8ad0 mixed toward white.

#c79dd8

#d2b1e0

#ddc4e7

#e9d8ef

#f4ebf7

Tones

Color #bc8ad0 mixed toward gray.

#b990ca

#b796c4

#b49bbe

#b2a1b9

#afa7b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a8c2 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#abafbe · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#bab6b3 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8ad0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8ad0]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bc8ad0 (#bc8ad0) is rgb(188, 138, 208) in RGB.

No, #bc8ad0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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