#bcadd0

Color #bcadd0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bcadd0

RGB

rgb(188, 173, 208)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 27.1%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 16.8%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 16.8%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(72.98, 12.04, -15.76)

LCH

lch(72.98, 19.83, 307.38)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0518, 304.61)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 67.8%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1d0ad

Analogous

#adb0d0

#bcadd0

#cdadd0

Triadic

#bcadd0

#d0bcad

#add0bc

Split-complementary

#bcadd0

#d0cdad

#b0d0ad

Tetradic

#bcadd0

#d0adc1

#c1d0ad

#add0bc

Square

#bcadd0

#d0adb0

#c1d0ad

#add0cd

Shades

Color #bcadd0 mixed toward black.

#9b85b9

#7a5da1

#5c4579

#3d2e51

#1f1728

Tints

Color #bcadd0 mixed toward white.

#c7bbd8

#d2c8e0

#ddd6e7

#e9e4ef

#f4f1f7

Tones

Color #bcadd0 mixed toward gray.

#bcb0cd

#bdb3ca

#bdb6c7

#beb9c4

#bebcc1

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

#b6b6c8 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#b7b8c6 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#bbc2c0 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcadd0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcadd0]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bcadd0 (#bcadd0) is rgb(188, 173, 208) in RGB.

No, #bcadd0 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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