#bcb1cf

Color #bcb1cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.4 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb1cf

RGB

rgb(188, 177, 207)

HSL

hsl(262, 23.8%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262, 14.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 14.5%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(73.96, 9.65, -13.74)

LCH

lch(73.96, 16.79, 305.08)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0437, 302.09)

HWB

hwb(262, 69.4%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4cfb1

Analogous

#b1b5cf

#bcb1cf

#cbb1cf

Triadic

#bcb1cf

#cfbcb1

#b1cfbc

Split-complementary

#bcb1cf

#cfcbb1

#b5cfb1

Tetradic

#bcb1cf

#cfb1c4

#c4cfb1

#b1cfbc

Square

#bcb1cf

#cfb1b5

#c4cfb1

#b1cfcb

Shades

Color #bcb1cf mixed toward black.

#9a89b7

#78629e

#5a4977

#3c314f

#1e1828

Tints

Color #bcb1cf mixed toward white.

#c7bed7

#d2cbdf

#ded8e7

#e9e5ef

#f4f2f7

Tones

Color #bcb1cf mixed toward gray.

#bdb4cd

#bdb6ca

#beb9c8

#bfbbc5

#bfbec3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c8 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b9c7 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#bbc3c2 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb1cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb1cf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#bcb1cf (#bcb1cf) is rgb(188, 177, 207) in RGB.

No, #bcb1cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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