#bcb1c2

Color #bcb1c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb1c2

RGB

rgb(188, 177, 194)

HSL

hsl(278.8, 12.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.8, 8.8%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 8.8%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(73.57, 7.07, -7.22)

LCH

lch(73.57, 10.11, 314.4)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0267, 313.94)

HWB

hwb(278.8, 69.4%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7c2b1

Analogous

#b3b1c2

#bcb1c2

#c2b1bf

Triadic

#bcb1c2

#c2bcb1

#b1c2bc

Split-complementary

#bcb1c2

#bfc2b1

#b1c2b3

Tetradic

#bcb1c2

#c2b1b7

#b7c2b1

#b1c2bc

Square

#bcb1c2

#c2b3b1

#b7c2b1

#b1bfc2

Shades

Color #bcb1c2 mixed toward black.

#9e8ea7

#806d8b

#605168

#403645

#201b23

Tints

Color #bcb1c2 mixed toward white.

#c7becc

#d2cbd6

#ddd8e0

#e9e5eb

#f4f2f5

Tones

Color #bcb1c2 mixed toward gray.

#bbb2c0

#bbb4bf

#bbb5be

#bab7bc

#bab8bb

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

#b7b7be · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#b8b9bd · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#bbbbba · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb1c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb1c2]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bcb1c2 (#bcb1c2) is rgb(188, 177, 194) in RGB.

No, #bcb1c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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