#bca8ec

Color #bca8ec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.03 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bca8ec

RGB

rgb(188, 168, 236)

HSL

hsl(257.6, 64.2%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.6, 28.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 28.8%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(72.73, 20.85, -31.43)

LCH

lch(72.73, 37.72, 303.56)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0977, 297.56)

HWB

hwb(257.6, 65.9%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8eca8

Analogous

#a8b6ec

#bca8ec

#dea8ec

Triadic

#bca8ec

#ecbca8

#a8ecbc

Split-complementary

#bca8ec

#ecdea8

#b6eca8

Tetradic

#bca8ec

#eca8d8

#d8eca8

#a8ecbc

Square

#bca8ec

#eca8b6

#d8eca8

#a8ecde

Shades

Color #bca8ec mixed toward black.

#9171e0

#6739d4

#4a24a6

#31186f

#190c37

Tints

Color #bca8ec mixed toward white.

#c7b6ef

#d2c5f2

#ddd3f6

#e9e2f9

#f4f0fc

Tones

Color #bca8ec mixed toward gray.

#beaee6

#c1b3e1

#c3b9db

#c5bfd5

#c8c4d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4de · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b5b6da · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#bbd2cf · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bca8ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bca8ec]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#bca8ec (#bca8ec) is rgb(188, 168, 236) in RGB.

No, #bca8ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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