#bcb0c1

Color #bcb0c1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb0c1

RGB

rgb(188, 176, 193)

HSL

hsl(282.4, 12.1%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.4, 8.8%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 8.8%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(73.28, 7.42, -7.09)

LCH

lch(73.28, 10.26, 316.3)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0273, 316.19)

HWB

hwb(282.4, 69%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5c1b0

Analogous

#b4b0c1

#bcb0c1

#c1b0be

Triadic

#bcb0c1

#c1bcb0

#b0c1bc

Split-complementary

#bcb0c1

#bec1b0

#b0c1b4

Tetradic

#bcb0c1

#c1b0b5

#b5c1b0

#b0c1bc

Square

#bcb0c1

#c1b4b0

#b5c1b0

#b0bec1

Shades

Color #bcb0c1 mixed toward black.

#9f8ea6

#816c8a

#615167

#413645

#201b22

Tints

Color #bcb0c1 mixed toward white.

#c7bdcb

#d2cad6

#ded8e0

#e9e5ea

#f4f2f5

Tones

Color #bcb0c1 mixed toward gray.

#bcb2c0

#bbb3be

#bab4bd

#bab6bb

#b9b7ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bd · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b9bc · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#bbbab9 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb0c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb0c1]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bcb0c1 (#bcb0c1) is rgb(188, 176, 193) in RGB.

No, #bcb0c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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