#bc9cc9

Color #bc9cc9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.84 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9cc9

RGB

rgb(188, 156, 201)

HSL

hsl(282.7, 29.4%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.7, 22.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 22.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(68.52, 20.01, -18.64)

LCH

lch(68.52, 27.35, 317.03)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0728, 316.06)

HWB

hwb(282.7, 61.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9c99c

Analogous

#a69cc9

#bc9cc9

#c99cbf

Triadic

#bc9cc9

#c9bc9c

#9cc9bc

Split-complementary

#bc9cc9

#bfc99c

#9cc9a6

Tetradic

#bc9cc9

#c99ca9

#a9c99c

#9cc9bc

Square

#bc9cc9

#c9a69c

#a9c99c

#9cbfc9

Shades

Color #bc9cc9 mixed toward black.

#a276b4

#86549a

#643f73

#432a4d

#211526

Tints

Color #bc9cc9 mixed toward white.

#c7add2

#d2bddb

#decee4

#e9deed

#f4eff6

Tones

Color #bc9cc9 mixed toward gray.

#baa0c5

#b9a4c1

#b7a7be

#b6abba

#b4afb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafbf · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b3bd · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#bbb7b5 · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9cc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9cc9]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bc9cc9 (#bc9cc9) is rgb(188, 156, 201) in RGB.

No, #bc9cc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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