#bc9ddb

Color #bc9ddb

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.4 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#bc9ddb

RGB

rgb(188, 157, 219)

HSL

hsl(270, 46.3%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 28.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 28.3%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(69.41, 23.21, -27.23)

LCH

lch(69.41, 35.78, 310.44)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0935, 307.04)

HWB

hwb(270, 61.6%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcdb9d

Analogous

#9d9ddb

#bc9ddb

#db9ddb

Triadic

#bc9ddb

#dbbc9d

#9ddbbc

Split-complementary

#bc9ddb

#dbdb9d

#9ddb9d

Tetradic

#bc9ddb

#db9dbc

#bcdb9d

#9ddbbc

Square

#bc9ddb

#db9d9d

#bcdb9d

#9ddbdb

Shades

Color #bc9ddb mixed toward black.

#9d6fca

#7d43b7

#5e3289

#3f225c

#1f112e

Tints

Color #bc9ddb mixed toward white.

#c7ade1

#d2bee7

#ddceed

#e9def3

#f4eff9

Tones

Color #bc9ddb mixed toward gray.

#bca2d6

#bca7d1

#bcaccb

#bcb2c6

#bcb7c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafce · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#b1b3cb · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#bbc3c1 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 21.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9ddb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9ddb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bc9ddb (#bc9ddb) is rgb(188, 157, 219) in RGB.

No, #bc9ddb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #bc9ddb, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast