#bca9e2

Color #bca9e2

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.07 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bca9e2

RGB

rgb(188, 169, 226)

HSL

hsl(260, 49.6%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 25.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 25.2%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(72.6, 18.07, -26.18)

LCH

lch(72.6, 31.81, 304.61)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0826, 299.76)

HWB

hwb(260, 66.3%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfe2a9

Analogous

#a9b3e2

#bca9e2

#d9a9e2

Triadic

#bca9e2

#e2bca9

#a9e2bc

Split-complementary

#bca9e2

#e2d9a9

#b3e2a9

Tetradic

#bca9e2

#e2a9cf

#cfe2a9

#a9e2bc

Square

#bca9e2

#e2a9b3

#cfe2a9

#a9e2d9

Shades

Color #bca9e2 mixed toward black.

#9678d1

#6f47c1

#523294

#372163

#1b1131

Tints

Color #bca9e2 mixed toward white.

#c7b7e7

#d2c6ec

#ded4f1

#e9e2f5

#f4f1fa

Tones

Color #bca9e2 mixed toward gray.

#beaedd

#bfb3d9

#c1b7d4

#c2bccf

#c4c1ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4d6 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b7d3 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#bbccca · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bca9e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bca9e2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#bca9e2 (#bca9e2) is rgb(188, 169, 226) in RGB.

No, #bca9e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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