#bcb4e0

Color #bcb4e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.83 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb4e0

RGB

rgb(188, 180, 224)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 41.5%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 19.6%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 19.6%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(75.27, 11.58, -21.01)

LCH

lch(75.27, 23.99, 298.86)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0623, 293.27)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 70.6%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8e0b4

Analogous

#b4c2e0

#bcb4e0

#d2b4e0

Triadic

#bcb4e0

#e0bcb4

#b4e0bc

Split-complementary

#bcb4e0

#e0d2b4

#c2e0b4

Tetradic

#bcb4e0

#e0b4d8

#d8e0b4

#b4e0bc

Square

#bcb4e0

#e0b4c2

#d8e0b4

#b4e0d2

Shades

Color #bcb4e0 mixed toward black.

#9184cc

#6755b9

#4a3b8f

#32275f

#191430

Tints

Color #bcb4e0 mixed toward white.

#c7c0e5

#d2cdea

#ddd9ef

#e9e6f5

#f4f2fa

Tones

Color #bcb4e0 mixed toward gray.

#beb8dc

#c1bbd9

#c3bfd5

#c5c3d1

#c8c6ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9d6 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#b9bad4 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#bccecd · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb4e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb4e0]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bcb4e0 (#bcb4e0) is rgb(188, 180, 224) in RGB.

No, #bcb4e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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