#bcb4da

Color #bcb4da

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.56 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb4da

RGB

rgb(188, 180, 218)

HSL

hsl(252.6, 33.9%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.6, 17.4%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 17.4%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(75.07, 10.29, -18.05)

LCH

lch(75.07, 20.78, 299.69)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.054, 294.76)

HWB

hwb(252.6, 70.6%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2dab4

Analogous

#b4bfda

#bcb4da

#cfb4da

Triadic

#bcb4da

#dabcb4

#b4dabc

Split-complementary

#bcb4da

#dacfb4

#bfdab4

Tetradic

#bcb4da

#dab4d2

#d2dab4

#b4dabc

Square

#bcb4da

#dab4bf

#d2dab4

#b4dacf

Shades

Color #bcb4da mixed toward black.

#9487c4

#6d5bae

#504285

#352c59

#1b162c

Tints

Color #bcb4da mixed toward white.

#c7c0e0

#d2cde6

#ddd9ec

#e9e6f3

#f4f2f9

Tones

Color #bcb4da mixed toward gray.

#beb7d7

#c0bad4

#c1bdd0

#c3c1cd

#c5c4ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9d2 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#b9bad0 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#bccbc9 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb4da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb4da]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bcb4da (#bcb4da) is rgb(188, 180, 218) in RGB.

No, #bcb4da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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