#bc91cf

Color #bc91cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.66 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc91cf

RGB

rgb(188, 145, 207)

HSL

hsl(281.6, 39.2%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.6, 30%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 30%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(66.1, 27.35, -25.68)

LCH

lch(66.1, 37.52, 316.8)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0996, 315.24)

HWB

hwb(281.6, 56.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4cf91

Analogous

#9d91cf

#bc91cf

#cf91c3

Triadic

#bc91cf

#cfbc91

#91cfbc

Split-complementary

#bc91cf

#c3cf91

#91cf9d

Tetradic

#bc91cf

#cf91a4

#a4cf91

#91cfbc

Square

#bc91cf

#cf9d91

#a4cf91

#91c3cf

Shades

Color #bc91cf mixed toward black.

#a368bd

#8747a3

#65357a

#442452

#221229

Tints

Color #bc91cf mixed toward white.

#c7a3d7

#d2b6df

#ddc8e7

#e9daef

#f4edf7

Tones

Color #bc91cf mixed toward gray.

#ba96ca

#b89bc5

#b6a0bf

#b4a6ba

#b2abb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc2 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#adb1bf · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#bab7b5 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc91cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc91cf]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bc91cf (#bc91cf) is rgb(188, 145, 207) in RGB.

No, #bc91cf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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