#bcb8ff

Color #bcb8ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.79 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb8ff

RGB

rgb(188, 184, 255)

HSL

hsl(243.4, 100%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.4, 27.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.3%, 27.8%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.4, 16.41, -34.49)

LCH

lch(77.4, 38.19, 295.44)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0994, 286.54)

HWB

hwb(243.4, 72.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fbffb8

Analogous

#b8d8ff

#bcb8ff

#e0b8ff

Triadic

#bcb8ff

#ffbcb8

#b8ffbc

Split-complementary

#bcb8ff

#ffe0b8

#d8ffb8

Tetradic

#bcb8ff

#ffb8fb

#fbffb8

#b8ffbc

Square

#bcb8ff

#ffb8d8

#fbffb8

#b8ffe0

Shades

Color #bcb8ff mixed toward black.

#776fff

#3226ff

#0c00dc

#080092

#040049

Tints

Color #bcb8ff mixed toward white.

#c7c4ff

#d2d0ff

#dedcff

#e9e7ff

#f4f3ff

Tones

Color #bcb8ff mixed toward gray.

#c1bef9

#c7c4f3

#cccaed

#d1d0e7

#d6d6e1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaf0 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#bbbbed · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#bce4e1 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 21.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb8ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb8ff]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bcb8ff (#bcb8ff) is rgb(188, 184, 255) in RGB.

No, #bcb8ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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