#bcb6da

Color #bcb6da

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.07 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb6da

RGB

rgb(188, 182, 218)

HSL

hsl(250, 32.7%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 16.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 16.5%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(75.58, 9.2, -17.29)

LCH

lch(75.58, 19.59, 298.02)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0509, 292.89)

HWB

hwb(250, 71.4%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4dab6

Analogous

#b6c2da

#bcb6da

#ceb6da

Triadic

#bcb6da

#dabcb6

#b6dabc

Split-complementary

#bcb6da

#daceb6

#c2dab6

Tetradic

#bcb6da

#dab6d4

#d4dab6

#b6dabc

Square

#bcb6da

#dab6c2

#d4dab6

#b6dace

Shades

Color #bcb6da mixed toward black.

#938ac4

#6b5dad

#4e4385

#342d58

#1a162c

Tints

Color #bcb6da mixed toward white.

#c7c2e0

#d2cee6

#dddaec

#e9e7f3

#f4f3f9

Tones

Color #bcb6da mixed toward gray.

#beb9d7

#c0bcd4

#c2bfd1

#c4c2ce

#c6c5cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9d2 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#babad0 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#bccbca · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb6da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb6da]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bcb6da (#bcb6da) is rgb(188, 182, 218) in RGB.

No, #bcb6da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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