#bca6cf

Color #bca6cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.67 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bca6cf

RGB

rgb(188, 166, 207)

HSL

hsl(272.2, 29.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.2, 19.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 19.8%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(71.19, 15.69, -17.91)

LCH

lch(71.19, 23.81, 311.22)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0625, 309.09)

HWB

hwb(272.2, 65.1%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9cfa6

Analogous

#a7a6cf

#bca6cf

#cfa6cd

Triadic

#bca6cf

#cfbca6

#a6cfbc

Split-complementary

#bca6cf

#cdcfa6

#a6cfa7

Tetradic

#bca6cf

#cfa6b9

#b9cfa6

#a6cfbc

Square

#bca6cf

#cfa7a6

#b9cfa6

#a6cdcf

Shades

Color #bca6cf mixed toward black.

#9e7eb9

#7f57a1

#5f4179

#3f2c51

#201628

Tints

Color #bca6cf mixed toward white.

#c7b5d7

#d2c4df

#ddd2e7

#e9e1ef

#f4f0f7

Tones

Color #bca6cf mixed toward gray.

#bca9cb

#bbadc8

#bbb0c5

#bbb4c1

#bbb7be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c6 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b6c4 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#bbbfbd · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bca6cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bca6cf]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bca6cf (#bca6cf) is rgb(188, 166, 207) in RGB.

No, #bca6cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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