#bca2c4

Color #bca2c4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#bca2c4

RGB

rgb(188, 162, 196)

HSL

hsl(285.9, 22.4%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.9, 17.3%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 17.3%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(69.84, 15.69, -13.89)

LCH

lch(69.84, 20.95, 318.48)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0559, 318.19)

HWB

hwb(285.9, 63.5%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aac4a2

Analogous

#aba2c4

#bca2c4

#c4a2bb

Triadic

#bca2c4

#c4bca2

#a2c4bc

Split-complementary

#bca2c4

#bbc4a2

#a2c4ab

Tetradic

#bca2c4

#c4a2aa

#aac4a2

#a2c4bc

Square

#bca2c4

#c4aba2

#aac4a2

#a2bbc4

Shades

Color #bca2c4 mixed toward black.

#a27dad

#865d92

#64456e

#432e49

#211725

Tints

Color #bca2c4 mixed toward white.

#c7b1ce

#d2c1d8

#ded0e2

#e9e0eb

#f4eff5

Tones

Color #bca2c4 mixed toward gray.

#bba5c1

#b9a8be

#b8aabc

#b6adb9

#b5b0b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1bc · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b5bb · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#bbb6b5 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bca2c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bca2c4]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bca2c4 (#bca2c4) is rgb(188, 162, 196) in RGB.

No, #bca2c4 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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