#bc87b4

Color #bc87b4

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.32 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc87b4

RGB

rgb(188, 135, 180)

HSL

hsl(309.1, 28.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309.1, 28.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 4.3%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(62.77, 27.64, -15.58)

LCH

lch(62.77, 31.73, 330.59)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0886, 331.84)

HWB

hwb(309.1, 52.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87bc8f

Analogous

#a987bc

#bc87b4

#bc8799

Triadic

#bc87b4

#b4bc87

#87b4bc

Split-complementary

#bc87b4

#99bc87

#87bca9

Tetradic

#bc87b4

#bc8f87

#87bc8f

#87b4bc

Square

#bc87b4

#bca987

#87bc8f

#8799bc

Shades

Color #bc87b4 mixed toward black.

#a9649e

#8a4d81

#683a61

#452740

#231320

Tints

Color #bc87b4 mixed toward white.

#c79bc0

#d2afcd

#ddc3d9

#e9d7e6

#f4ebf2

Tones

Color #bc87b4 mixed toward gray.

#b78bb1

#b390ae

#af94ab

#aa99a8

#a69da4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a7aa · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#abaea8 · ΔE 28.4

Tritanopia

#baa2a1 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc87b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc87b4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bc87b4 (#bc87b4) is rgb(188, 135, 180) in RGB.

No, #bc87b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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