#bcbbbd

Color #bcbbbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.04 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbbbd

RGB

rgb(188, 187, 189)

HSL

hsl(270, 1.5%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 1.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(76.01, 0.72, -0.89)

LCH

lch(76.01, 1.14, 308.97)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.003, 309.56)

HWB

hwb(270, 73.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbdbb

Analogous

#bbbbbd

#bcbbbd

#bdbbbd

Triadic

#bcbbbd

#bdbcbb

#bbbdbc

Split-complementary

#bcbbbd

#bdbdbb

#bbbdbb

Tetradic

#bcbbbd

#bdbbbc

#bcbdbb

#bbbdbc

Square

#bcbbbd

#bdbbbb

#bcbdbb

#bbbdbd

Shades

Color #bcbbbd mixed toward black.

#9d9b9e

#7d7b7f

#5e5d5f

#3f3e40

#1f1f20

Tints

Color #bcbbbd mixed toward white.

#c7c6c8

#d2d2d3

#ddddde

#e9e8e9

#f4f4f4

Tones

Color #bcbbbd mixed toward gray.

#bcbbbd

#bcbbbc

#bcbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcbd · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 1.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbbbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbbbd]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bcbbbd (#bcbbbd) is rgb(188, 187, 189) in RGB.

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

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