#bc99bf

Color #bc99bf

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bc99bf

RGB

rgb(188, 153, 191)

HSL

hsl(295.3, 22.9%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295.3, 19.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 19.9%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(67.45, 19.71, -14.7)

LCH

lch(67.45, 24.59, 323.28)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0667, 323.71)

HWB

hwb(295.3, 60%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cbf99

Analogous

#a999bf

#bc99bf

#bf99af

Triadic

#bc99bf

#bfbc99

#99bfbc

Split-complementary

#bc99bf

#afbf99

#99bfa9

Tetradic

#bc99bf

#bf999c

#9cbf99

#99bfbc

Square

#bc99bf

#bfa999

#9cbf99

#99afbf

Shades

Color #bc99bf mixed toward black.

#a576a9

#89588d

#67426a

#442c47

#221623

Tints

Color #bc99bf mixed toward white.

#c7aaca

#d2bbd4

#deccdf

#e9ddea

#f4eef4

Tones

Color #bc99bf mixed toward gray.

#b99cbc

#b79fb9

#b4a3b6

#b1a6b2

#afa9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb7 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#b0b2b5 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#bab0ae · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc99bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc99bf]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bc99bf (#bc99bf) is rgb(188, 153, 191) in RGB.

No, #bc99bf 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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