#bcb2ce

Color #bcb2ce

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb2ce

RGB

rgb(188, 178, 206)

HSL

hsl(261.4, 22.2%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.4, 13.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 13.6%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(74.18, 8.9, -12.86)

LCH

lch(74.18, 15.64, 304.69)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0407, 301.74)

HWB

hwb(261.4, 69.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4ceb2

Analogous

#b2b6ce

#bcb2ce

#cab2ce

Triadic

#bcb2ce

#cebcb2

#b2cebc

Split-complementary

#bcb2ce

#cecab2

#b6ceb2

Tetradic

#bcb2ce

#ceb2c4

#c4ceb2

#b2cebc

Square

#bcb2ce

#ceb2b6

#c4ceb2

#b2ceca

Shades

Color #bcb2ce mixed toward black.

#9a8bb5

#78649c

#5a4b75

#3c324e

#1e1927

Tints

Color #bcb2ce mixed toward white.

#c7bfd6

#d2ccde

#ded9e6

#e9e5ef

#f4f2f7

Tones

Color #bcb2ce mixed toward gray.

#bdb4cc

#bdb7c9

#beb9c7

#bfbbc5

#bfbec2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c8 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#b8b9c6 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#bcc3c1 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb2ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb2ce]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#bcb2ce (#bcb2ce) is rgb(188, 178, 206) in RGB.

No, #bcb2ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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