#bc97dc

Color #bc97dc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.18 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc97dc

RGB

rgb(188, 151, 220)

HSL

hsl(272.2, 49.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.2, 31.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.5%, 31.4%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(68.01, 26.76, -29.93)

LCH

lch(68.01, 40.15, 311.8)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.105, 308.46)

HWB

hwb(272.2, 59.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7dc97

Analogous

#9997dc

#bc97dc

#dc97d9

Triadic

#bc97dc

#dcbc97

#97dcbc

Split-complementary

#bc97dc

#d9dc97

#97dc99

Tetradic

#bc97dc

#dc97b7

#b7dc97

#97dcbc

Square

#bc97dc

#dc9997

#b7dc97

#97d9dc

Shades

Color #bc97dc mixed toward black.

#9e69cc

#803eb9

#602f8b

#401f5c

#20102e

Tints

Color #bc97dc mixed toward white.

#c7a8e2

#d2bae8

#ddcbed

#e9dcf3

#f4eef9

Tones

Color #bc97dc mixed toward gray.

#bb9dd6

#bba2d0

#bba8cb

#baaec5

#bab4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadce · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#afb2ca · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#bac2bf · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc97dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc97dc]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bc97dc (#bc97dc) is rgb(188, 151, 220) in RGB.

No, #bc97dc 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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