#bd9cff

Color #bd9cff

A vivid, highly saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.25 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bd9cff

RGB

rgb(189, 156, 255)

HSL

hsl(260, 100%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 38.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.9%, 38.8%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(70.74, 32.2, -44.83)

LCH

lch(70.74, 55.2, 305.69)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.142, 298.3)

HWB

hwb(260, 61.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#deff9c

Analogous

#9cadff

#bd9cff

#ef9cff

Triadic

#bd9cff

#ffbd9c

#9cffbd

Split-complementary

#bd9cff

#ffef9c

#adff9c

Tetradic

#bd9cff

#ff9cde

#deff9c

#9cffbd

Square

#bd9cff

#ff9cad

#deff9c

#9cffef

Shades

Color #bd9cff mixed toward black.

#8f58ff

#6213ff

#4500ce

#2e0089

#170045

Tints

Color #bd9cff mixed toward white.

#c8adff

#d3bdff

#deceff

#e9deff

#f4efff

Tones

Color #bd9cff mixed toward gray.

#c0a4f7

#c3adef

#c5b5e6

#c8bdde

#cbc5d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0afec · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b4e7 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#bcdbd7 · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 25

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bd9cff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd9cff]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#bd9cff (#bd9cff) is rgb(189, 156, 255) in RGB.

No, #bd9cff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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