#bcaed6

Color #bcaed6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.31 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcaed6

RGB

rgb(188, 174, 214)

HSL

hsl(261, 32.8%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261, 18.7%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 18.7%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(73.43, 12.74, -18.36)

LCH

lch(73.43, 22.35, 304.76)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0581, 301.07)

HWB

hwb(261, 68.2%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8d6ae

Analogous

#aeb4d6

#bcaed6

#d0aed6

Triadic

#bcaed6

#d6bcae

#aed6bc

Split-complementary

#bcaed6

#d6d0ae

#b4d6ae

Tetradic

#bcaed6

#d6aec8

#c8d6ae

#aed6bc

Square

#bcaed6

#d6aeb4

#c8d6ae

#aed6d0

Shades

Color #bcaed6 mixed toward black.

#9983c0

#7558ab

#574181

#3a2b56

#1d162b

Tints

Color #bcaed6 mixed toward white.

#c7bcdd

#d2c9e4

#ded7eb

#e9e4f1

#f4f2f8

Tones

Color #bcaed6 mixed toward gray.

#bdb1d3

#beb5cf

#bfb8cc

#c0bbc9

#c1bfc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6cd · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#b7b8cb · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#bbc6c4 · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcaed6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcaed6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#bcaed6 (#bcaed6) is rgb(188, 174, 214) in RGB.

No, #bcaed6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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