#bcb8bd

Color #bcb8bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb8bd

RGB

rgb(188, 184, 189)

HSL

hsl(288, 3.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 2.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.23, 2.33, -2.03)

LCH

lch(75.23, 3.09, 318.94)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0083, 319.4)

HWB

hwb(288, 72.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bdb8

Analogous

#b9b8bd

#bcb8bd

#bdb8bb

Triadic

#bcb8bd

#bdbcb8

#b8bdbc

Split-complementary

#bcb8bd

#bbbdb8

#b8bdb9

Tetradic

#bcb8bd

#bdb8b9

#b9bdb8

#b8bdbc

Square

#bcb8bd

#bdb9b8

#b9bdb8

#b8bbbd

Shades

Color #bcb8bd mixed toward black.

#9d989f

#7f7881

#5f5a61

#3f3c40

#201e20

Tints

Color #bcb8bd mixed toward white.

#c7c4c8

#d2d0d3

#dddbde

#e9e7e9

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bcb8bd mixed toward gray.

#bcb8bc

#bbb9bc

#bbbabb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababc · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbc · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#bcbbbb · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb8bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb8bd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bcb8bd (#bcb8bd) is rgb(188, 184, 189) in RGB.

No, #bcb8bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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