#bc8cdc

Color #bc8cdc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.31 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8cdc

RGB

rgb(188, 140, 220)

HSL

hsl(276, 53.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 36.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.5%, 36.4%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(65.45, 32.87, -33.9)

LCH

lch(65.45, 47.22, 314.12)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.1239, 311.01)

HWB

hwb(276, 54.9%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acdc8c

Analogous

#948cdc

#bc8cdc

#dc8cd4

Triadic

#bc8cdc

#dcbc8c

#8cdcbc

Split-complementary

#bc8cdc

#d4dc8c

#8cdc94

Tetradic

#bc8cdc

#dc8cac

#acdc8c

#8cdcbc

Square

#bc8cdc

#dc948c

#acdc8c

#8cd4dc

Shades

Color #bc8cdc mixed toward black.

#a15ece

#8538b8

#642a8a

#421c5c

#210e2e

Tints

Color #bc8cdc mixed toward white.

#c79fe2

#d2b2e8

#dec6ed

#e9d9f3

#f4ecf9

Tones

Color #bc8cdc mixed toward gray.

#bb93d5

#b999cf

#b8a0c8

#b7a7c1

#b5adbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9cc · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#acafc8 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#babfbc · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8cdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8cdc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bc8cdc (#bc8cdc) is rgb(188, 140, 220) in RGB.

No, #bc8cdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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