#bcaec4

Color #bcaec4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcaec4

RGB

rgb(188, 174, 196)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 15.7%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 11.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 11.2%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(72.86, 9.09, -9.36)

LCH

lch(72.86, 13.05, 314.16)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0345, 313.36)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 68.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6c4ae

Analogous

#b1aec4

#bcaec4

#c4aec1

Triadic

#bcaec4

#c4bcae

#aec4bc

Split-complementary

#bcaec4

#c1c4ae

#aec4b1

Tetradic

#bcaec4

#c4aeb6

#b6c4ae

#aec4bc

Square

#bcaec4

#c4b1ae

#b6c4ae

#aec1c4

Shades

Color #bcaec4 mixed toward black.

#9e8aaa

#81688f

#604e6b

#403447

#201a24

Tints

Color #bcaec4 mixed toward white.

#c7bbce

#d2c9d8

#ddd6e1

#e9e4eb

#f4f1f5

Tones

Color #bcaec4 mixed toward gray.

#bbb0c2

#bbb2c0

#bab3be

#bab5bd

#b9b7bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6bf · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#b7b8be · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#bbbbba · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcaec4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcaec4]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bcaec4 (#bcaec4) is rgb(188, 174, 196) in RGB.

No, #bcaec4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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