#bcabf8

Color #bcabf8

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.63 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcabf8

RGB

rgb(188, 171, 248)

HSL

hsl(253.2, 84.6%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.2, 31%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 31%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(73.93, 21.94, -36.08)

LCH

lch(73.93, 42.23, 301.3)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.1092, 293.87)

HWB

hwb(253.2, 67.1%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7f8ab

Analogous

#abc1f8

#bcabf8

#e3abf8

Triadic

#bcabf8

#f8bcab

#abf8bc

Split-complementary

#bcabf8

#f8e3ab

#c1f8ab

Tetradic

#bcabf8

#f8abe7

#e7f8ab

#abf8bc

Square

#bcabf8

#f8abc1

#e7f8ab

#abf8e3

Shades

Color #bcabf8 mixed toward black.

#896bf3

#552aed

#3710c1

#250b81

#120540

Tints

Color #bcabf8 mixed toward white.

#c7b9f9

#d2c7fa

#ded5fc

#e9e3fd

#f4f1fe

Tones

Color #bcabf8 mixed toward gray.

#c0b2f2

#c3b8eb

#c7bee5

#cac5de

#cecbd8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5e8 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b7e4 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#bbdbd8 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcabf8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcabf8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bcabf8 (#bcabf8) is rgb(188, 171, 248) in RGB.

No, #bcabf8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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