#bc9bbe

Color #bc9bbe

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9bbe

RGB

rgb(188, 155, 190)

HSL

hsl(296.6, 21.2%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296.6, 18.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 18.4%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(67.91, 18.4, -13.45)

LCH

lch(67.91, 22.79, 323.83)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.062, 324.39)

HWB

hwb(296.6, 60.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dbe9b

Analogous

#aa9bbe

#bc9bbe

#be9bae

Triadic

#bc9bbe

#bebc9b

#9bbebc

Split-complementary

#bc9bbe

#aebe9b

#9bbeaa

Tetradic

#bc9bbe

#be9b9d

#9dbe9b

#9bbebc

Square

#bc9bbe

#beaa9b

#9dbe9b

#9baebe

Shades

Color #bc9bbe mixed toward black.

#a578a7

#895b8b

#664468

#442d46

#221723

Tints

Color #bc9bbe mixed toward white.

#c7acc9

#d2bcd4

#ddcdde

#e9dee9

#f4eef4

Tones

Color #bc9bbe mixed toward gray.

#b99ebb

#b7a1b8

#b4a4b5

#b2a7b2

#afa9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaeb6 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#b1b3b4 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#bbb0af · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9bbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9bbe]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bc9bbe (#bc9bbe) is rgb(188, 155, 190) in RGB.

No, #bc9bbe 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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