#bc9dc3

Color #bc9dc3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9dc3

RGB

rgb(188, 157, 195)

HSL

hsl(288.9, 24.1%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.9, 19.5%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 19.5%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(68.57, 18.26, -15.24)

LCH

lch(68.57, 23.78, 320.15)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0639, 320.08)

HWB

hwb(288.9, 61.6%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4c39d

Analogous

#a99dc3

#bc9dc3

#c39db7

Triadic

#bc9dc3

#c3bc9d

#9dc3bc

Split-complementary

#bc9dc3

#b7c39d

#9dc3a9

Tetradic

#bc9dc3

#c39da4

#a4c39d

#9dc3bc

Square

#bc9dc3

#c3a99d

#a4c39d

#9db7c3

Shades

Color #bc9dc3 mixed toward black.

#a379ad

#875992

#65436d

#442d49

#221624

Tints

Color #bc9dc3 mixed toward white.

#c7adcd

#d2bed7

#ddcee1

#e9deeb

#f4eff5

Tones

Color #bc9dc3 mixed toward gray.

#baa0c0

#b8a3bd

#b6a6b9

#b4aab6

#b2adb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafbb · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#b1b3b9 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#bbb4b2 · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9dc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9dc3]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bc9dc3 (#bc9dc3) is rgb(188, 157, 195) in RGB.

No, #bc9dc3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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