#bcb6c8

Color #bcb6c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb6c8

RGB

rgb(188, 182, 200)

HSL

hsl(260, 14.1%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 9%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(75.02, 5.52, -8.33)

LCH

lch(75.02, 9.99, 303.53)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.026, 301)

HWB

hwb(260, 71.4%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2c8b6

Analogous

#b6b9c8

#bcb6c8

#c5b6c8

Triadic

#bcb6c8

#c8bcb6

#b6c8bc

Split-complementary

#bcb6c8

#c8c5b6

#b9c8b6

Tetradic

#bcb6c8

#c8b6c2

#c2c8b6

#b6c8bc

Square

#bcb6c8

#c8b6b9

#c2c8b6

#b6c8c5

Shades

Color #bcb6c8 mixed toward black.

#9b92ad

#796d91

#5b526d

#3d3749

#1e1b24

Tints

Color #bcb6c8 mixed toward white.

#c7c2d1

#d2ceda

#dddae4

#e9e7ed

#f4f3f6

Tones

Color #bcb6c8 mixed toward gray.

#bcb7c7

#bdb9c5

#bdbac4

#bebcc2

#bebdc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c4 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#babac3 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#bcc0c0 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb6c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb6c8]

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

#bcb6c8 (#bcb6c8) is rgb(188, 182, 200) in RGB.

No, #bcb6c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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