#bc8fcf

Color #bc8fcf

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.79 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8fcf

RGB

rgb(188, 143, 207)

HSL

hsl(282.2, 40%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.2, 30.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 30.9%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(65.63, 28.47, -26.4)

LCH

lch(65.63, 38.83, 317.16)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.1031, 315.63)

HWB

hwb(282.2, 56.1%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2cf8f

Analogous

#9c8fcf

#bc8fcf

#cf8fc2

Triadic

#bc8fcf

#cfbc8f

#8fcfbc

Split-complementary

#bc8fcf

#c2cf8f

#8fcf9c

Tetradic

#bc8fcf

#cf8fa2

#a2cf8f

#8fcfbc

Square

#bc8fcf

#cf9c8f

#a2cf8f

#8fc2cf

Shades

Color #bc8fcf mixed toward black.

#a466bd

#8846a3

#66347a

#442352

#221129

Tints

Color #bc8fcf mixed toward white.

#c7a2d7

#d2b4df

#ddc7e7

#e9daef

#f4ecf7

Tones

Color #bc8fcf mixed toward gray.

#ba94ca

#b89ac4

#b59fbf

#b3a4ba

#b1aab4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaac2 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#adb0bf · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#bab7b4 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8fcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8fcf]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bc8fcf (#bc8fcf) is rgb(188, 143, 207) in RGB.

No, #bc8fcf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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