#bc8cd9

Color #bc8cd9

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.19 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8cd9

RGB

rgb(188, 140, 217)

HSL

hsl(277.4, 50.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.4, 35.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 35.5%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(65.32, 32.22, -32.43)

LCH

lch(65.32, 45.71, 314.81)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.1204, 312.1)

HWB

hwb(277.4, 54.9%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9d98c

Analogous

#968cd9

#bc8cd9

#d98ccf

Triadic

#bc8cd9

#d9bc8c

#8cd9bc

Split-complementary

#bc8cd9

#cfd98c

#8cd996

Tetradic

#bc8cd9

#d98ca9

#a9d98c

#8cd9bc

Square

#bc8cd9

#d9968c

#a9d98c

#8ccfd9

Shades

Color #bc8cd9 mixed toward black.

#a25fca

#863bb3

#642c86

#431e59

#210f2d

Tints

Color #bc8cd9 mixed toward white.

#c79fdf

#d2b2e6

#ddc6ec

#e9d9f2

#f4ecf9

Tones

Color #bc8cd9 mixed toward gray.

#ba92d3

#b999cc

#b79fc6

#b6a6bf

#b4acb9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ca · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#acafc6 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#babdba · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8cd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8cd9]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bc8cd9 (#bc8cd9) is rgb(188, 140, 217) in RGB.

No, #bc8cd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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