#bf87ce

Color #bf87ce

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.28 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bf87ce

RGB

rgb(191, 135, 206)

HSL

hsl(287.3, 42%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.3, 34.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 34.5%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(64.05, 33.64, -28.24)

LCH

lch(64.05, 43.92, 319.99)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.1178, 318.99)

HWB

hwb(287.3, 52.9%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96ce87

Analogous

#9c87ce

#bf87ce

#ce87ba

Triadic

#bf87ce

#cebf87

#87cebf

Split-complementary

#bf87ce

#bace87

#87ce9c

Tetradic

#bf87ce

#ce8796

#96ce87

#87cebf

Square

#bf87ce

#ce9c87

#96ce87

#87bace

Shades

Color #bf87ce mixed toward black.

#a95fbe

#8d42a1

#6a3179

#472151

#231028

Tints

Color #bf87ce mixed toward white.

#ca9bd6

#d4afde

#dfc3e7

#ead7ef

#f4ebf7

Tones

Color #bf87ce mixed toward gray.

#bc8dc8

#b893c2

#b599bc

#b19fb6

#aea5b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaa9c0 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#adb1bc · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#bdb4b1 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 23.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bf87ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bf87ce]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bf87ce (#bf87ce) is rgb(191, 135, 206) in RGB.

No, #bf87ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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