#bc8cd1

Color #bc8cd1

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.77 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8cd1

RGB

rgb(188, 140, 209)

HSL

hsl(281.7, 42.9%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.7, 33%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 33%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(65, 30.54, -28.47)

LCH

lch(65, 41.75, 317.01)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.1108, 315.26)

HWB

hwb(281.7, 54.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1d18c

Analogous

#998cd1

#bc8cd1

#d18cc4

Triadic

#bc8cd1

#d1bc8c

#8cd1bc

Split-complementary

#bc8cd1

#c4d18c

#8cd199

Tetradic

#bc8cd1

#d18ca1

#a1d18c

#8cd1bc

Square

#bc8cd1

#d1998c

#a1d18c

#8cc4d1

Shades

Color #bc8cd1 mixed toward black.

#a462c0

#8842a6

#66327d

#442153

#22112a

Tints

Color #bc8cd1 mixed toward white.

#c79fd9

#d2b2e0

#ddc5e8

#e9d9f0

#f4ecf7

Tones

Color #bc8cd1 mixed toward gray.

#ba92cb

#b797c5

#b59dc0

#b3a3ba

#b1a9b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9c3 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#acafc0 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#bab7b5 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8cd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8cd1]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bc8cd1 (#bc8cd1) is rgb(188, 140, 209) in RGB.

No, #bc8cd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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