#bcabce

Color #bcabce

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#bcabce

RGB

rgb(188, 171, 206)

HSL

hsl(269.1, 26.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.1, 17%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 17%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(72.41, 12.73, -15.52)

LCH

lch(72.41, 20.07, 309.36)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0525, 307.11)

HWB

hwb(269.1, 67.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdceab

Analogous

#ababce

#bcabce

#cdabce

Triadic

#bcabce

#cebcab

#abcebc

Split-complementary

#bcabce

#cecdab

#abceab

Tetradic

#bcabce

#ceabbd

#bdceab

#abcebc

Square

#bcabce

#ceabab

#bdceab

#abcecd

Shades

Color #bcabce mixed toward black.

#9c83b7

#7d5d9f

#5d4577

#3e2e4f

#1f1728

Tints

Color #bcabce mixed toward white.

#c7b9d6

#d2c7de

#ddd5e6

#e9e3ef

#f4f1f7

Tones

Color #bcabce mixed toward gray.

#bcaecb

#bcb1c8

#bcb4c5

#bcb7c2

#bcbabf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5c6 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#b6b7c4 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#bbc0be · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 15.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcabce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcabce]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bcabce (#bcabce) is rgb(188, 171, 206) in RGB.

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

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