#bd9fca

Color #bd9fca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.8 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bd9fca

RGB

rgb(189, 159, 202)

HSL

hsl(281.9, 28.9%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.9, 21.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 21.3%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(69.38, 18.88, -17.88)

LCH

lch(69.38, 26, 316.56)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0692, 315.59)

HWB

hwb(281.9, 62.4%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acca9f

Analogous

#a89fca

#bd9fca

#ca9fc2

Triadic

#bd9fca

#cabd9f

#9fcabd

Split-complementary

#bd9fca

#c2ca9f

#9fcaa8

Tetradic

#bd9fca

#ca9fac

#acca9f

#9fcabd

Square

#bd9fca

#caa89f

#acca9f

#9fc2ca

Shades

Color #bd9fca mixed toward black.

#a278b5

#86569b

#654074

#432b4e

#221527

Tints

Color #bd9fca mixed toward white.

#c8afd3

#d3bfdc

#decfe5

#e9dfed

#f4eff6

Tones

Color #bd9fca mixed toward gray.

#bca3c6

#baa6c3

#b9aabf

#b7adbc

#b6b1b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c1 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#b3b5be · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#bcb9b7 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 18.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bd9fca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd9fca]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bd9fca (#bd9fca) is rgb(189, 159, 202) in RGB.

No, #bd9fca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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