#bcaebf

Color #bcaebf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcaebf

RGB

rgb(188, 174, 191)

HSL

hsl(289.4, 11.7%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.4, 8.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.71, 8.12, -6.84)

LCH

lch(72.71, 10.62, 319.89)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0285, 320.27)

HWB

hwb(289.4, 68.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1bfae

Analogous

#b4aebf

#bcaebf

#bfaeba

Triadic

#bcaebf

#bfbcae

#aebfbc

Split-complementary

#bcaebf

#babfae

#aebfb4

Tetradic

#bcaebf

#bfaeb1

#b1bfae

#aebfbc

Square

#bcaebf

#bfb4ae

#b1bfae

#aebabf

Shades

Color #bcaebf mixed toward black.

#a08ca4

#836b88

#625166

#413644

#211b22

Tints

Color #bcaebf mixed toward white.

#c7bcca

#d2c9d4

#ded7df

#e9e4ea

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bcaebf mixed toward gray.

#bbb0be

#bab1bc

#b9b2bb

#b8b4b9

#b7b5b8

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

#b6b6bb · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#b7b8ba · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#bbb8b7 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcaebf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcaebf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bcaebf (#bcaebf) is rgb(188, 174, 191) in RGB.

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

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