#bd8cd4

Color #bd8cd4

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.34 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bd8cd4

RGB

rgb(189, 140, 212)

HSL

hsl(280.8, 45.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.8, 34%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 34%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(65.22, 31.48, -29.8)

LCH

lch(65.22, 43.35, 316.57)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.1148, 314.61)

HWB

hwb(280.8, 54.9%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3d48c

Analogous

#998cd4

#bd8cd4

#d48cc7

Triadic

#bd8cd4

#d4bd8c

#8cd4bd

Split-complementary

#bd8cd4

#c7d48c

#8cd499

Tetradic

#bd8cd4

#d48ca3

#a3d48c

#8cd4bd

Square

#bd8cd4

#d4998c

#a3d48c

#8cc7d4

Shades

Color #bd8cd4 mixed toward black.

#a461c4

#8940ab

#663080

#442055

#22102b

Tints

Color #bd8cd4 mixed toward white.

#c89fdb

#d3b2e2

#dec5e9

#e9d9f1

#f4ecf8

Tones

Color #bd8cd4 mixed toward gray.

#bb92ce

#b998c8

#b69ec2

#b4a4bc

#b2aab6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaac6 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#adb0c2 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#bbb9b6 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd8cd4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd8cd4]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bd8cd4 (#bd8cd4) is rgb(189, 140, 212) in RGB.

No, #bd8cd4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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