#bc87f2

Color #bc87f2

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.61 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bc87f2

RGB

rgb(188, 135, 242)

HSL

hsl(269.7, 80.5%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.7, 44.2%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 44.2%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(65.3, 40.48, -46.29)

LCH

lch(65.3, 61.49, 311.17)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.1589, 305.6)

HWB

hwb(269.7, 52.9%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdf287

Analogous

#8787f2

#bc87f2

#f187f2

Triadic

#bc87f2

#f2bc87

#87f2bc

Split-complementary

#bc87f2

#f2f187

#87f287

Tetradic

#bc87f2

#f287bd

#bdf287

#87f2bc

Square

#bc87f2

#f28787

#bdf287

#87f2f1

Shades

Color #bc87f2 mixed toward black.

#9c4eec

#7d18e3

#5d12aa

#3e0c71

#1f0639

Tints

Color #bc87f2 mixed toward white.

#c79bf4

#d2aff6

#ddc3f9

#e9d7fb

#f4ebfd

Tones

Color #bc87f2 mixed toward gray.

#bc90e9

#bc99e0

#bca2d7

#bcabce

#bcb4c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a7de · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#abaed9 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#bacdc9 · ΔE 28.7

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 26

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc87f2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc87f2]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bc87f2 (#bc87f2) is rgb(188, 135, 242) in RGB.

No, #bc87f2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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