#bcabdf

Color #bcabdf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.34 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcabdf

RGB

rgb(188, 171, 223)

HSL

hsl(259.6, 44.8%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.6, 23.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 23.3%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(72.99, 16.31, -23.95)

LCH

lch(72.99, 28.98, 304.25)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0752, 299.63)

HWB

hwb(259.6, 67.1%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cedfab

Analogous

#abb4df

#bcabdf

#d6abdf

Triadic

#bcabdf

#dfbcab

#abdfbc

Split-complementary

#bcabdf

#dfd6ab

#b4dfab

Tetradic

#bcabdf

#dfabce

#cedfab

#abdfbc

Square

#bcabdf

#dfabb4

#cedfab

#abdfd6

Shades

Color #bcabdf mixed toward black.

#967ccd

#704cbb

#53368f

#38245f

#1c1230

Tints

Color #bcabdf mixed toward white.

#c7b9e4

#d2c7ea

#ded5ef

#e9e3f4

#f4f1fa

Tones

Color #bcabdf mixed toward gray.

#beb0db

#bfb4d6

#c1b8d2

#c2bcce

#c4c1c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5d4 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#b6b7d1 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#bbcbc9 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcabdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcabdf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#bcabdf (#bcabdf) is rgb(188, 171, 223) in RGB.

No, #bcabdf 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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