#bc8be2

Color #bc8be2

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.76 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8be2

RGB

rgb(188, 139, 226)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 60%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 38.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 38.5%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(65.47, 34.72, -37.19)

LCH

lch(65.47, 50.88, 313.03)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.1329, 309.26)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 54.5%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1e28b

Analogous

#918be2

#bc8be2

#e28bdd

Triadic

#bc8be2

#e2bc8b

#8be2bc

Split-complementary

#bc8be2

#dde28b

#8be291

Tetradic

#bc8be2

#e28bb1

#b1e28b

#8be2bc

Square

#bc8be2

#e2918b

#b1e28b

#8bdde2

Shades

Color #bc8be2 mixed toward black.

#a05ad6

#8331c3

#622592

#411861

#210c31

Tints

Color #bc8be2 mixed toward white.

#c79ee7

#d2b2ec

#dec5f1

#e9d8f5

#f4ecfa

Tones

Color #bc8be2 mixed toward gray.

#bb92db

#ba9ad4

#b9a1cc

#b8a8c5

#b7afbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9d1 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#acafcd · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#bac3bf · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8be2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8be2]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bc8be2 (#bc8be2) is rgb(188, 139, 226) in RGB.

No, #bc8be2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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