#bc9fbf

Color #bc9fbf

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9fbf

RGB

rgb(188, 159, 191)

HSL

hsl(294.4, 20%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294.4, 16.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(68.93, 16.38, -12.47)

LCH

lch(68.93, 20.59, 322.72)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0557, 323.17)

HWB

hwb(294.4, 62.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2bf9f

Analogous

#ac9fbf

#bc9fbf

#bf9fb2

Triadic

#bc9fbf

#bfbc9f

#9fbfbc

Split-complementary

#bc9fbf

#b2bf9f

#9fbfac

Tetradic

#bc9fbf

#bf9fa2

#a2bf9f

#9fbfbc

Square

#bc9fbf

#bfac9f

#a2bf9f

#9fb2bf

Shades

Color #bc9fbf mixed toward black.

#a47ca8

#885d8c

#664669

#442f46

#221723

Tints

Color #bc9fbf mixed toward white.

#c7afca

#d2bfd4

#ddcfdf

#e9dfea

#f4eff4

Tones

Color #bc9fbf mixed toward gray.

#baa2bc

#b8a4ba

#b5a7b7

#b3aab4

#b1acb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b8 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b4b6 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#bbb2b1 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9fbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9fbf]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bc9fbf (#bc9fbf) is rgb(188, 159, 191) in RGB.

No, #bc9fbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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