#bcb5f0

Color #bcb5f0

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.26 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb5f0

RGB

rgb(188, 181, 240)

HSL

hsl(247.1, 66.3%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.1, 24.6%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 24.6%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(76.09, 14.58, -28.43)

LCH

lch(76.09, 31.95, 297.15)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.083, 289.79)

HWB

hwb(247.1, 71%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9f0b5

Analogous

#b5cbf0

#bcb5f0

#d9b5f0

Triadic

#bcb5f0

#f0bcb5

#b5f0bc

Split-complementary

#bcb5f0

#f0d9b5

#cbf0b5

Tetradic

#bcb5f0

#f0b5e9

#e9f0b5

#b5f0bc

Square

#bcb5f0

#f0b5cb

#e9f0b5

#b5f0d9

Shades

Color #bcb5f0 mixed toward black.

#877ae4

#5240d8

#3423af

#231875

#110c3a

Tints

Color #bcb5f0 mixed toward white.

#c7c1f2

#d2cef5

#dddaf7

#e9e6fa

#f4f3fc

Tones

Color #bcb5f0 mixed toward gray.

#c0baeb

#c3bfe6

#c7c4e1

#cbc9dc

#cfcdd7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9e4 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#b9bae0 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#bcd9d7 · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 19.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb5f0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb5f0]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcb5f0 (#bcb5f0) is rgb(188, 181, 240) in RGB.

No, #bcb5f0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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