#bf87cf

Color #bf87cf

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.55 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bf87cf

RGB

rgb(191, 135, 207)

HSL

hsl(286.7, 42.9%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.7, 34.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 34.8%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(64.09, 33.84, -28.74)

LCH

lch(64.09, 44.4, 319.66)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.1189, 318.55)

HWB

hwb(286.7, 52.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97cf87

Analogous

#9b87cf

#bf87cf

#cf87bb

Triadic

#bf87cf

#cfbf87

#87cfbf

Split-complementary

#bf87cf

#bbcf87

#87cf9b

Tetradic

#bf87cf

#cf8797

#97cf87

#87cfbf

Square

#bf87cf

#cf9b87

#97cf87

#87bbcf

Shades

Color #bf87cf mixed toward black.

#a95ebf

#8d41a3

#6a317a

#472152

#231029

Tints

Color #bf87cf mixed toward white.

#ca9bd7

#d4afdf

#dfc3e7

#ead7ef

#f4ebf7

Tones

Color #bf87cf mixed toward gray.

#bc8dc9

#b893c3

#b599bd

#b29fb7

#aea5b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaa9c1 · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#adb1bd · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#bdb4b2 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bf87cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bf87cf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bf87cf (#bf87cf) is rgb(191, 135, 207) in RGB.

No, #bf87cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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