#bc9dc0

Color #bc9dc0

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9dc0

RGB

rgb(188, 157, 192)

HSL

hsl(293.1, 21.7%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.1, 18.2%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 18.2%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(68.47, 17.68, -13.72)

LCH

lch(68.47, 22.38, 322.19)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0605, 322.45)

HWB

hwb(293.1, 61.6%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1c09d

Analogous

#aa9dc0

#bc9dc0

#c09db2

Triadic

#bc9dc0

#c0bc9d

#9dc0bc

Split-complementary

#bc9dc0

#b2c09d

#9dc0aa

Tetradic

#bc9dc0

#c09da1

#a1c09d

#9dc0bc

Square

#bc9dc0

#c0aa9d

#a1c09d

#9db2c0

Shades

Color #bc9dc0 mixed toward black.

#a47aa9

#885b8e

#66446a

#442e47

#221723

Tints

Color #bc9dc0 mixed toward white.

#c7adca

#d2bed5

#ddcedf

#e9deea

#f4eff4

Tones

Color #bc9dc0 mixed toward gray.

#baa0bd

#b7a3ba

#b5a6b7

#b3a9b4

#b1acb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb8 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#b1b3b6 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#bbb2b0 · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 17.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9dc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9dc0]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bc9dc0 (#bc9dc0) is rgb(188, 157, 192) in RGB.

No, #bc9dc0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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