#bcb5ca

Color #bcb5ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb5ca

RGB

rgb(188, 181, 202)

HSL

hsl(260, 16.5%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 10.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 10.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(74.83, 6.46, -9.71)

LCH

lch(74.83, 11.66, 303.64)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0304, 300.87)

HWB

hwb(260, 71%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3cab5

Analogous

#b5b9ca

#bcb5ca

#c6b5ca

Triadic

#bcb5ca

#cabcb5

#b5cabc

Split-complementary

#bcb5ca

#cac6b5

#b9cab5

Tetradic

#bcb5ca

#cab5c3

#c3cab5

#b5cabc

Square

#bcb5ca

#cab5b9

#c3cab5

#b5cac6

Shades

Color #bcb5ca mixed toward black.

#9a90af

#796b95

#5a5070

#3c354a

#1e1b25

Tints

Color #bcb5ca mixed toward white.

#c7c1d3

#d2cedc

#dedae4

#e9e6ed

#f4f3f6

Tones

Color #bcb5ca mixed toward gray.

#bdb7c8

#bdb9c6

#bebac5

#bebcc3

#bfbec1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c5 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#b9bac4 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#bcc1c0 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb5ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb5ca]

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

#bcb5ca (#bcb5ca) is rgb(188, 181, 202) in RGB.

No, #bcb5ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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