#bc9dbc

Color #bc9dbc

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9dbc

RGB

rgb(188, 157, 188)

HSL

hsl(300, 18.8%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 16.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(68.34, 16.91, -11.69)

LCH

lch(68.34, 20.56, 325.34)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0561, 326.11)

HWB

hwb(300, 61.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dbc9d

Analogous

#ac9dbc

#bc9dbc

#bc9dac

Triadic

#bc9dbc

#bcbc9d

#9dbcbc

Split-complementary

#bc9dbc

#acbc9d

#9dbcac

Tetradic

#bc9dbc

#bc9d9d

#9dbc9d

#9dbcbc

Square

#bc9dbc

#bcac9d

#9dbc9d

#9dacbc

Shades

Color #bc9dbc mixed toward black.

#a57ba5

#895d89

#664666

#442f44

#221722

Tints

Color #bc9dbc mixed toward white.

#c7adc7

#d2bed2

#ddcedd

#e9dee9

#f4eff4

Tones

Color #bc9dbc mixed toward gray.

#b99fb9

#b7a2b7

#b4a5b4

#b2a7b2

#afaaaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb5 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#b1b3b3 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#bbafae · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9dbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9dbc]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bc9dbc (#bc9dbc) is rgb(188, 157, 188) in RGB.

No, #bc9dbc 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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