#bcb6d4

Color #bcb6d4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.69 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb6d4

RGB

rgb(188, 182, 212)

HSL

hsl(252, 25.9%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 14.2%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 14.2%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(75.39, 7.95, -14.31)

LCH

lch(75.39, 16.37, 299.05)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0426, 294.58)

HWB

hwb(252, 71.4%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ced4b6

Analogous

#b6bfd4

#bcb6d4

#cbb6d4

Triadic

#bcb6d4

#d4bcb6

#b6d4bc

Split-complementary

#bcb6d4

#d4cbb6

#bfd4b6

Tetradic

#bcb6d4

#d4b6ce

#ced4b6

#b6d4bc

Square

#bcb6d4

#d4b6bf

#ced4b6

#b6d4cb

Shades

Color #bcb6d4 mixed toward black.

#968dbc

#7063a3

#53497c

#373153

#1c1829

Tints

Color #bcb6d4 mixed toward white.

#c7c2db

#d2cee2

#dedbea

#e9e7f1

#f4f3f8

Tones

Color #bcb6d4 mixed toward gray.

#beb9d2

#bfbbcf

#c1becd

#c2c0ca

#c4c3c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9cd · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#babacc · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#bcc8c6 · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb6d4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb6d4]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bcb6d4 (#bcb6d4) is rgb(188, 182, 212) in RGB.

No, #bcb6d4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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