#bc9fd8

Color #bc9fd8

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.03 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9fd8

RGB

rgb(188, 159, 216)

HSL

hsl(270.5, 42.2%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270.5, 26.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 26.4%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(69.79, 21.45, -25)

LCH

lch(69.79, 32.94, 310.63)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0861, 307.55)

HWB

hwb(270.5, 62.4%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbd89f

Analogous

#9f9fd8

#bc9fd8

#d89fd7

Triadic

#bc9fd8

#d8bc9f

#9fd8bc

Split-complementary

#bc9fd8

#d7d89f

#9fd89f

Tetradic

#bc9fd8

#d89fbb

#bbd89f

#9fd8bc

Square

#bc9fd8

#d89f9f

#bbd89f

#9fd7d8

Shades

Color #bc9fd8 mixed toward black.

#9d72c6

#7e48b2

#5e3685

#3f2459

#1f122c

Tints

Color #bc9fd8 mixed toward white.

#c7afde

#d2bfe5

#ddcfeb

#e9dff2

#f4eff8

Tones

Color #bc9fd8 mixed toward gray.

#bca4d3

#bca8ce

#bcadca

#bcb2c5

#bcb7c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0cc · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#b2b4c9 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#bbc2c0 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9fd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9fd8]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bc9fd8 (#bc9fd8) is rgb(188, 159, 216) in RGB.

No, #bc9fd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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