#bc8ece

Color #bc8ece

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.81 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8ece

RGB

rgb(188, 142, 206)

HSL

hsl(283.1, 39.5%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.1, 31.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 31.1%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(65.35, 28.82, -26.26)

LCH

lch(65.35, 38.99, 317.66)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.1037, 316.25)

HWB

hwb(283.1, 55.7%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0ce8e

Analogous

#9c8ece

#bc8ece

#ce8ec0

Triadic

#bc8ece

#cebc8e

#8ecebc

Split-complementary

#bc8ece

#c0ce8e

#8ece9c

Tetradic

#bc8ece

#ce8ea0

#a0ce8e

#8ecebc

Square

#bc8ece

#ce9c8e

#a0ce8e

#8ec0ce

Shades

Color #bc8ece mixed toward black.

#a465bc

#8846a2

#663579

#442351

#221228

Tints

Color #bc8ece mixed toward white.

#c7a1d6

#d2b4de

#ddc6e6

#e9d9ef

#f4ecf7

Tones

Color #bc8ece mixed toward gray.

#ba93c9

#b799c3

#b59ebe

#b3a3b9

#b0a9b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaac1 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#adb0be · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#bab6b3 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8ece;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8ece]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bc8ece (#bc8ece) is rgb(188, 142, 206) in RGB.

No, #bc8ece is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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