#bc9bde

Color #bc9bde

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.46 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9bde

RGB

rgb(188, 155, 222)

HSL

hsl(269.6, 50.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.6, 30.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 30.2%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(69.05, 24.97, -29.44)

LCH

lch(69.05, 38.6, 310.3)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.1007, 306.56)

HWB

hwb(269.6, 60.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdde9b

Analogous

#9b9bde

#bc9bde

#de9bde

Triadic

#bc9bde

#debc9b

#9bdebc

Split-complementary

#bc9bde

#dede9b

#9bde9b

Tetradic

#bc9bde

#de9bbd

#bdde9b

#9bdebc

Square

#bc9bde

#de9b9b

#bdde9b

#9bdede

Shades

Color #bc9bde mixed toward black.

#9c6cce

#7d3ebd

#5e2f8e

#3e1f5e

#1f102f

Tints

Color #bc9bde mixed toward white.

#c7ace3

#d2bce9

#ddcdee

#e9def4

#f4eef9

Tones

Color #bc9bde mixed toward gray.

#bca0d8

#bca6d3

#bcaccd

#bcb1c8

#bcb7c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaed0 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b3cd · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#bbc5c2 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9bde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9bde]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bc9bde (#bc9bde) is rgb(188, 155, 222) in RGB.

No, #bc9bde is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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