#bc9fbb

Color #bc9fbb

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9fbb

RGB

rgb(188, 159, 187)

HSL

hsl(302.1, 17.8%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.1, 15.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 0.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(68.81, 15.61, -10.44)

LCH

lch(68.81, 18.78, 326.23)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0514, 327.14)

HWB

hwb(302.1, 62.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fbca0

Analogous

#ae9fbc

#bc9fbb

#bc9fac

Triadic

#bc9fbb

#bbbc9f

#9fbbbc

Split-complementary

#bc9fbb

#acbc9f

#9fbcae

Tetradic

#bc9fbb

#bca09f

#9fbca0

#9fbbbc

Square

#bc9fbb

#bcae9f

#9fbca0

#9facbc

Shades

Color #bc9fbb mixed toward black.

#a47da3

#885f87

#664765

#443043

#221822

Tints

Color #bc9fbb mixed toward white.

#c7afc6

#d2bfd2

#ddcfdd

#e9dfe8

#f4eff4

Tones

Color #bc9fbb mixed toward gray.

#baa1b9

#b7a4b6

#b5a6b4

#b2a9b2

#b0abb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b5 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b4b3 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#bbb0ae · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9fbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9fbb]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bc9fbb (#bc9fbb) is rgb(188, 159, 187) in RGB.

No, #bc9fbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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