#bcbac5

Color #bcbac5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbac5

RGB

rgb(188, 186, 197)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 8.7%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 5.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 5.6%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(75.97, 2.78, -5.29)

LCH

lch(75.97, 5.98, 297.72)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0155, 294.41)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 72.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c5ba

Analogous

#babdc5

#bcbac5

#c2bac5

Triadic

#bcbac5

#c5bcba

#bac5bc

Split-complementary

#bcbac5

#c5c2ba

#bdc5ba

Tetradic

#bcbac5

#c5bac3

#c3c5ba

#bac5bc

Square

#bcbac5

#c5babd

#c3c5ba

#bac5c2

Shades

Color #bcbac5 mixed toward black.

#9a97a8

#79758b

#5a5768

#3c3a45

#1e1d23

Tints

Color #bcbac5 mixed toward white.

#c7c5cf

#d2d1d8

#dddce2

#e9e8ec

#f4f3f5

Tones

Color #bcbac5 mixed toward gray.

#bdbbc4

#bdbcc3

#bebdc2

#bebec1

#bfbfc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc2 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#bbbbc2 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#bcc0c0 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbac5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbac5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bcbac5 (#bcbac5) is rgb(188, 186, 197) in RGB.

No, #bcbac5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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