#bcaecf

Color #bcaecf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcaecf

RGB

rgb(188, 174, 207)

HSL

hsl(265.5, 25.6%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.5, 15.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 15.9%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(73.2, 11.29, -14.88)

LCH

lch(73.2, 18.68, 307.19)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0488, 304.47)

HWB

hwb(265.5, 68.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1cfae

Analogous

#aeb0cf

#bcaecf

#cdaecf

Triadic

#bcaecf

#cfbcae

#aecfbc

Split-complementary

#bcaecf

#cfcdae

#b0cfae

Tetradic

#bcaecf

#cfaec1

#c1cfae

#aecfbc

Square

#bcaecf

#cfaeb0

#c1cfae

#aecfcd

Shades

Color #bcaecf mixed toward black.

#9b86b7

#7a5e9f

#5c4778

#3d2f50

#1f1828

Tints

Color #bcaecf mixed toward white.

#c7bbd7

#d2c9df

#ded6e7

#e9e4ef

#f4f1f7

Tones

Color #bcaecf mixed toward gray.

#bcb1cc

#bdb3c9

#bdb6c7

#beb9c4

#bebcc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c8 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#b7b8c6 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#bbc2c0 · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcaecf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcaecf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bcaecf (#bcaecf) is rgb(188, 174, 207) in RGB.

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

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