#bd9bc5

Color #bd9bc5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.39 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bd9bc5

RGB

rgb(189, 155, 197)

HSL

hsl(288.6, 26.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.6, 21.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 21.3%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(68.24, 20.11, -16.84)

LCH

lch(68.24, 26.23, 320.06)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0705, 319.78)

HWB

hwb(288.6, 60.8%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3c59b

Analogous

#a89bc5

#bd9bc5

#c59bb8

Triadic

#bd9bc5

#c5bd9b

#9bc5bd

Split-complementary

#bd9bc5

#b8c59b

#9bc5a8

Tetradic

#bd9bc5

#c59ba3

#a3c59b

#9bc5bd

Square

#bd9bc5

#c5a89b

#a3c59b

#9bb8c5

Shades

Color #bd9bc5 mixed toward black.

#a476af

#895695

#66416f

#442b4a

#221625

Tints

Color #bd9bc5 mixed toward white.

#c8accf

#d3bcd8

#decde2

#e9deec

#f4eef5

Tones

Color #bd9bc5 mixed toward gray.

#bb9ec1

#b9a2be

#b6a5ba

#b4a9b7

#b2acb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafbc · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b4ba · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#bbb4b3 · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd9bc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd9bc5]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bd9bc5 (#bd9bc5) is rgb(189, 155, 197) in RGB.

No, #bd9bc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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