#bc9bbd

Color #bc9bbd

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9bbd

RGB

rgb(188, 155, 189)

HSL

hsl(298.2, 20.5%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(298.2, 18%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(67.88, 18.21, -12.94)

LCH

lch(67.88, 22.34, 324.6)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0609, 325.24)

HWB

hwb(298.2, 60.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cbd9b

Analogous

#ab9bbd

#bc9bbd

#bd9bad

Triadic

#bc9bbd

#bdbc9b

#9bbdbc

Split-complementary

#bc9bbd

#adbd9b

#9bbdab

Tetradic

#bc9bbd

#bd9b9c

#9cbd9b

#9bbdbc

Square

#bc9bbd

#bdab9b

#9cbd9b

#9badbd

Shades

Color #bc9bbd mixed toward black.

#a579a6

#895b8a

#674468

#442e45

#221723

Tints

Color #bc9bbd mixed toward white.

#c7acc8

#d2bcd3

#decdde

#e9dee9

#f4eef4

Tones

Color #bc9bbd mixed toward gray.

#b99eba

#b7a1b7

#b4a4b5

#b1a6b2

#afa9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaeb6 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b3b4 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#bbafae · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9bbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9bbd]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bc9bbd (#bc9bbd) is rgb(188, 155, 189) in RGB.

No, #bc9bbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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