#bcb0cb

Color #bcb0cb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb0cb

RGB

rgb(188, 176, 203)

HSL

hsl(266.7, 20.6%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.7, 13.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 13.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(73.58, 9.38, -12.12)

LCH

lch(73.58, 15.33, 307.74)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0401, 305.55)

HWB

hwb(266.7, 69%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfcbb0

Analogous

#b0b1cb

#bcb0cb

#c9b0cb

Triadic

#bcb0cb

#cbbcb0

#b0cbbc

Split-complementary

#bcb0cb

#cbc9b0

#b1cbb0

Tetradic

#bcb0cb

#cbb0bf

#bfcbb0

#b0cbbc

Square

#bcb0cb

#cbb0b1

#bfcbb0

#b0cbc9

Shades

Color #bcb0cb mixed toward black.

#9c8ab2

#7b6498

#5d4b72

#3e324c

#1f1926

Tints

Color #bcb0cb mixed toward white.

#c7bdd4

#d2cadc

#ddd7e5

#e9e5ee

#f4f2f6

Tones

Color #bcb0cb mixed toward gray.

#bcb2c9

#bcb4c6

#bdb7c4

#bdb9c2

#bdbbc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c5 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#b8b9c3 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#bbc0bf · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb0cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb0cb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bcb0cb (#bcb0cb) is rgb(188, 176, 203) in RGB.

No, #bcb0cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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