#bcb2bf

Color #bcb2bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb2bf

RGB

rgb(188, 178, 191)

HSL

hsl(286.2, 9.2%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.2, 6.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(73.74, 5.95, -5.32)

LCH

lch(73.74, 7.98, 318.2)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0213, 318.43)

HWB

hwb(286.2, 69.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5bfb2

Analogous

#b6b2bf

#bcb2bf

#bfb2bc

Triadic

#bcb2bf

#bfbcb2

#b2bfbc

Split-complementary

#bcb2bf

#bcbfb2

#b2bfb6

Tetradic

#bcb2bf

#bfb2b5

#b5bfb2

#b2bfbc

Square

#bcb2bf

#bfb6b2

#b5bfb2

#b2bcbf

Shades

Color #bcb2bf mixed toward black.

#9f91a3

#817086

#615465

#413843

#201c22

Tints

Color #bcb2bf mixed toward white.

#c7bfca

#d2ccd4

#ded9df

#e9e5ea

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bcb2bf mixed toward gray.

#bcb3be

#bbb4bd

#bab5bc

#bab6bb

#b9b8ba

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

#b8b8bc · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b9bb · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#bcbab9 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb2bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb2bf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcb2bf (#bcb2bf) is rgb(188, 178, 191) in RGB.

No, #bcb2bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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