#bcb1c8

Color #bcb1c8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb1c8

RGB

rgb(188, 177, 200)

HSL

hsl(268.7, 17.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.7, 11.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 11.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(73.74, 8.24, -10.23)

LCH

lch(73.74, 13.14, 308.85)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0343, 307.07)

HWB

hwb(268.7, 69.4%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc8b1

Analogous

#b1b1c8

#bcb1c8

#c7b1c8

Triadic

#bcb1c8

#c8bcb1

#b1c8bc

Split-complementary

#bcb1c8

#c8c7b1

#b1c8b1

Tetradic

#bcb1c8

#c8b1bd

#bdc8b1

#b1c8bc

Square

#bcb1c8

#c8b1b1

#bdc8b1

#b1c8c7

Shades

Color #bcb1c8 mixed toward black.

#9c8cae

#7d6893

#5e4e6f

#3e344a

#1f1a25

Tints

Color #bcb1c8 mixed toward white.

#c7bed1

#d2cbda

#ddd8e3

#e9e5ed

#f4f2f6

Tones

Color #bcb1c8 mixed toward gray.

#bcb3c6

#bcb5c4

#bcb7c2

#bcb9c0

#bcbbbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c3 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b9c1 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#bbbebe · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 11.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb1c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb1c8]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bcb1c8 (#bcb1c8) is rgb(188, 177, 200) in RGB.

No, #bcb1c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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