#bca6df

Color #bca6df

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.08 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bca6df

RGB

rgb(188, 166, 223)

HSL

hsl(263.2, 47.1%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.2, 25.6%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 25.6%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(71.75, 19.08, -25.83)

LCH

lch(71.75, 32.11, 306.45)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0835, 302.13)

HWB

hwb(263.2, 65.1%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9dfa6

Analogous

#a6addf

#bca6df

#d9a6df

Triadic

#bca6df

#dfbca6

#a6dfbc

Split-complementary

#bca6df

#dfd9a6

#addfa6

Tetradic

#bca6df

#dfa6c9

#c9dfa6

#a6dfbc

Square

#bca6df

#dfa6ad

#c9dfa6

#a6dfd9

Shades

Color #bca6df mixed toward black.

#9876ce

#7447bd

#57338f

#3a225f

#1d1130

Tints

Color #bca6df mixed toward white.

#c7b5e4

#d2c4ea

#ded3ef

#e9e1f4

#f4f0fa

Tones

Color #bca6df mixed toward gray.

#bdabda

#beb0d6

#bfb4d1

#c0b9cc

#c1bec7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3d3 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b6d0 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#bbc9c7 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bca6df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bca6df]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#bca6df (#bca6df) is rgb(188, 166, 223) in RGB.

No, #bca6df 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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