#bc9aec

Color #bc9aec

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.67 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9aec

RGB

rgb(188, 154, 236)

HSL

hsl(264.9, 68.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.9, 34.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 34.7%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(69.37, 28.63, -36.63)

LCH

lch(69.37, 46.49, 308.01)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.1204, 302.66)

HWB

hwb(264.9, 60.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#caec9a

Analogous

#9aa1ec

#bc9aec

#e59aec

Triadic

#bc9aec

#ecbc9a

#9aecbc

Split-complementary

#bc9aec

#ece59a

#a1ec9a

Tetradic

#bc9aec

#ec9aca

#caec9a

#9aecbc

Square

#bc9aec

#ec9aa1

#caec9a

#9aece5

Shades

Color #bc9aec mixed toward black.

#9863e2

#742dd7

#561fa4

#39156d

#1d0a37

Tints

Color #bc9aec mixed toward white.

#c7abef

#d2bcf2

#decdf6

#e9ddf9

#f4eefc

Tones

Color #bc9aec mixed toward gray.

#bda1e5

#bea8de

#c0afd8

#c1b5d1

#c2bcca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaedc · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#b0b3d8 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#baceca · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9aec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9aec]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#bc9aec (#bc9aec) is rgb(188, 154, 236) in RGB.

No, #bc9aec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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