#bc97d1

Color #bc97d1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.25 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc97d1

RGB

rgb(188, 151, 209)

HSL

hsl(278.3, 38.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.3, 27.8%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 27.8%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(67.6, 24.43, -24.49)

LCH

lch(67.6, 34.59, 314.93)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0913, 313)

HWB

hwb(278.3, 59.2%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acd197

Analogous

#9f97d1

#bc97d1

#d197c9

Triadic

#bc97d1

#d1bc97

#97d1bc

Split-complementary

#bc97d1

#c9d197

#97d19f

Tetradic

#bc97d1

#d197ac

#acd197

#97d1bc

Square

#bc97d1

#d19f97

#acd197

#97c9d1

Shades

Color #bc97d1 mixed toward black.

#a16dbf

#854aa6

#64377d

#422553

#21122a

Tints

Color #bc97d1 mixed toward white.

#c7a8d9

#d2bae0

#decbe8

#e9dcf0

#f4eef7

Tones

Color #bc97d1 mixed toward gray.

#bb9ccc

#b9a1c7

#b8a6c3

#b7aabe

#b5afb9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc5 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#afb2c2 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#babbb8 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc97d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc97d1]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bc97d1 (#bc97d1) is rgb(188, 151, 209) in RGB.

No, #bc97d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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