#bcb2c2

Color #bcb2c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb2c2

RGB

rgb(188, 178, 194)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 11.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 8.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 8.2%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(73.82, 6.52, -6.84)

LCH

lch(73.82, 9.45, 313.63)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0249, 313.05)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 69.8%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c2b2

Analogous

#b4b2c2

#bcb2c2

#c2b2c0

Triadic

#bcb2c2

#c2bcb2

#b2c2bc

Split-complementary

#bcb2c2

#c0c2b2

#b2c2b4

Tetradic

#bcb2c2

#c2b2b8

#b8c2b2

#b2c2bc

Square

#bcb2c2

#c2b4b2

#b8c2b2

#b2c0c2

Shades

Color #bcb2c2 mixed toward black.

#9e8fa7

#806e8a

#605268

#403745

#201b23

Tints

Color #bcb2c2 mixed toward white.

#c7bfcc

#d2ccd6

#ddd8e0

#e9e5eb

#f4f2f5

Tones

Color #bcb2c2 mixed toward gray.

#bcb3c1

#bbb5bf

#bbb6be

#bbb7bd

#bab9bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8be · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b9bd · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#bcbbbb · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb2c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb2c2]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bcb2c2 (#bcb2c2) is rgb(188, 178, 194) in RGB.

No, #bcb2c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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