#bc96b5

Color #bc96b5

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#bc96b5

RGB

rgb(188, 150, 181)

HSL

hsl(311.1, 22.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(311.1, 20.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.2%, 3.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(66.4, 19.48, -10.69)

LCH

lch(66.4, 22.22, 331.24)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0619, 332.61)

HWB

hwb(311.1, 58.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96bc9d

Analogous

#b096bc

#bc96b5

#bc96a2

Triadic

#bc96b5

#b5bc96

#96b5bc

Split-complementary

#bc96b5

#a2bc96

#96bcb0

Tetradic

#bc96b5

#bc9d96

#96bc9d

#96b5bc

Square

#bc96b5

#bcb096

#96bc9d

#96a2bc

Shades

Color #bc96b5 mixed toward black.

#a6749d

#8a5880

#674260

#452c40

#221620

Tints

Color #bc96b5 mixed toward white.

#c7a8c1

#d2b9ce

#decbda

#e9dce6

#f4eef3

Tones

Color #bc96b5 mixed toward gray.

#b999b3

#b69cb1

#b3a0af

#afa3ad

#aca6ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadae · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#afb2ac · ΔE 24.5

Tritanopia

#baa8a7 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc96b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc96b5]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#bc96b5 (#bc96b5) is rgb(188, 150, 181) in RGB.

No, #bc96b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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