#bc99ff

Color #bc99ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.85 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bc99ff

RGB

rgb(188, 153, 255)

HSL

hsl(260.6, 100%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.6, 40%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.3%, 40%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(69.96, 33.58, -46.07)

LCH

lch(69.96, 57.01, 306.09)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.1465, 298.63)

HWB

hwb(260.6, 60%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcff99

Analogous

#99a9ff

#bc99ff

#ef99ff

Triadic

#bc99ff

#ffbc99

#99ffbc

Split-complementary

#bc99ff

#ffef99

#a9ff99

Tetradic

#bc99ff

#ff99dc

#dcff99

#99ffbc

Square

#bc99ff

#ff99a9

#dcff99

#99ffef

Shades

Color #bc99ff mixed toward black.

#8f55ff

#6311ff

#4600cc

#2f0088

#170044

Tints

Color #bc99ff mixed toward white.

#c7aaff

#d2bbff

#deccff

#e9ddff

#f4eeff

Tones

Color #bc99ff mixed toward gray.

#bfa2f7

#c1aaee

#c4b3e6

#c7bbdd

#c9c4d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeec · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#b0b2e7 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#badbd7 · ΔE 28.9

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 25.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc99ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc99ff]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#bc99ff (#bc99ff) is rgb(188, 153, 255) in RGB.

No, #bc99ff 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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