#bcb7ce

Color #bcb7ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb7ce

RGB

rgb(188, 183, 206)

HSL

hsl(253, 19%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253, 11.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 11.2%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(75.46, 6.18, -10.94)

LCH

lch(75.46, 12.56, 299.46)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0326, 295.62)

HWB

hwb(253, 71.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9ceb7

Analogous

#b7bece

#bcb7ce

#c8b7ce

Triadic

#bcb7ce

#cebcb7

#b7cebc

Split-complementary

#bcb7ce

#cec8b7

#beceb7

Tetradic

#bcb7ce

#ceb7c9

#c9ceb7

#b7cebc

Square

#bcb7ce

#ceb7be

#c9ceb7

#b7cec8

Shades

Color #bcb7ce mixed toward black.

#9890b4

#746a9a

#574f74

#3a354d

#1d1a27

Tints

Color #bcb7ce mixed toward white.

#c7c3d6

#d2cfde

#dedbe7

#e9e7ef

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bcb7ce mixed toward gray.

#bdb9cc

#bebbca

#bfbdc8

#c0bfc6

#c1c1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac9 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#babbc7 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#bcc4c4 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb7ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb7ce]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bcb7ce (#bcb7ce) is rgb(188, 183, 206) in RGB.

No, #bcb7ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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