#bcadcc

Color #bcadcc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bcadcc

RGB

rgb(188, 173, 204)

HSL

hsl(269, 23.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269, 15.2%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 15.2%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(72.85, 11.23, -13.76)

LCH

lch(72.85, 17.76, 309.22)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0465, 307.14)

HWB

hwb(269, 67.8%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdccad

Analogous

#adadcc

#bcadcc

#cbadcc

Triadic

#bcadcc

#ccbcad

#adccbc

Split-complementary

#bcadcc

#cccbad

#adccad

Tetradic

#bcadcc

#ccadbd

#bdccad

#adccbc

Square

#bcadcc

#ccadad

#bdccad

#adcccb

Shades

Color #bcadcc mixed toward black.

#9c86b4

#7d609b

#5d4874

#3e304d

#1f1827

Tints

Color #bcadcc mixed toward white.

#c7bbd4

#d2c8dd

#ddd6e5

#e9e4ee

#f4f1f6

Tones

Color #bcadcc mixed toward gray.

#bcb0c9

#bcb2c7

#bcb5c4

#bcb7c2

#bcbabf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c5 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#b7b8c3 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#bbbfbe · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 14.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcadcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcadcc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bcadcc (#bcadcc) is rgb(188, 173, 204) in RGB.

No, #bcadcc 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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