#bc9ec6

Color #bc9ec6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.21 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9ec6

RGB

rgb(188, 158, 198)

HSL

hsl(285, 26%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 20.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 20.2%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(68.91, 18.3, -16.39)

LCH

lch(68.91, 24.57, 318.15)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0655, 317.6)

HWB

hwb(285, 62%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8c69e

Analogous

#a89ec6

#bc9ec6

#c69ebc

Triadic

#bc9ec6

#c6bc9e

#9ec6bc

Split-complementary

#bc9ec6

#bcc69e

#9ec6a8

Tetradic

#bc9ec6

#c69ea8

#a8c69e

#9ec6bc

Square

#bc9ec6

#c6a89e

#a8c69e

#9ebcc6

Shades

Color #bc9ec6 mixed toward black.

#a279b0

#865896

#654270

#432c4b

#221625

Tints

Color #bc9ec6 mixed toward white.

#c7aed0

#d2bed9

#decee3

#e9dfec

#f4eff6

Tones

Color #bc9ec6 mixed toward gray.

#baa1c3

#b9a5bf

#b7a8bc

#b5abb9

#b4afb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bd · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#b2b4bb · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#bbb6b4 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9ec6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9ec6]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#bc9ec6 (#bc9ec6) is rgb(188, 158, 198) in RGB.

No, #bc9ec6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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