#bc9fd3

Color #bc9fd3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.71 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9fd3

RGB

rgb(188, 159, 211)

HSL

hsl(273.5, 37.1%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.5, 24.6%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 24.6%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(69.61, 20.4, -22.52)

LCH

lch(69.61, 30.39, 312.17)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0797, 309.76)

HWB

hwb(273.5, 62.4%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6d39f

Analogous

#a29fd3

#bc9fd3

#d39fd0

Triadic

#bc9fd3

#d3bc9f

#9fd3bc

Split-complementary

#bc9fd3

#d0d39f

#9fd3a2

Tetradic

#bc9fd3

#d39fb6

#b6d39f

#9fd3bc

Square

#bc9fd3

#d3a29f

#b6d39f

#9fd0d3

Shades

Color #bc9fd3 mixed toward black.

#9e75c0

#814ea9

#603a7f

#402754

#20132a

Tints

Color #bc9fd3 mixed toward white.

#c7afda

#d2bfe2

#ddcfe9

#e9dff0

#f4eff8

Tones

Color #bc9fd3 mixed toward gray.

#bba3cf

#bba8ca

#baacc6

#bab0c2

#b9b5bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c8 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#b2b4c5 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#bbbfbd · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9fd3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9fd3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bc9fd3 (#bc9fd3) is rgb(188, 159, 211) in RGB.

No, #bc9fd3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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