#bcb3de

Color #bcb3de

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.4 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb3de

RGB

rgb(188, 179, 222)

HSL

hsl(252.6, 39.4%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.6, 19.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 19.4%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(74.95, 11.69, -20.41)

LCH

lch(74.95, 23.52, 299.8)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0611, 294.55)

HWB

hwb(252.6, 70.2%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5deb3

Analogous

#b3bfde

#bcb3de

#d1b3de

Triadic

#bcb3de

#debcb3

#b3debc

Split-complementary

#bcb3de

#ded1b3

#bfdeb3

Tetradic

#bcb3de

#deb3d5

#d5deb3

#b3debc

Square

#bcb3de

#deb3bf

#d5deb3

#b3ded1

Shades

Color #bcb3de mixed toward black.

#9384ca

#6a56b5

#4d3d8c

#34285d

#1a142f

Tints

Color #bcb3de mixed toward white.

#c7c0e3

#d2cce9

#ddd9ee

#e9e6f4

#f4f2f9

Tones

Color #bcb3de mixed toward gray.

#beb7da

#c0bad7

#c2bed3

#c4c1d0

#c6c5cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8d5 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#b9b9d2 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#bccdcb · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb3de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb3de]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bcb3de (#bcb3de) is rgb(188, 179, 222) in RGB.

No, #bcb3de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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