#bcade2

Color #bcade2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.88 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcade2

RGB

rgb(188, 173, 226)

HSL

hsl(257, 47.7%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257, 23.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 23.5%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(73.59, 15.86, -24.66)

LCH

lch(73.59, 29.32, 302.75)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.076, 297.58)

HWB

hwb(257, 67.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3e2ad

Analogous

#adb8e2

#bcade2

#d6ade2

Triadic

#bcade2

#e2bcad

#ade2bc

Split-complementary

#bcade2

#e2d6ad

#b8e2ad

Tetradic

#bcade2

#e2add3

#d3e2ad

#ade2bc

Square

#bcade2

#e2adb8

#d3e2ad

#ade2d6

Shades

Color #bcade2 mixed toward black.

#947cd1

#6c4bbf

#4f3493

#352362

#1a1131

Tints

Color #bcade2 mixed toward white.

#c7bbe7

#d2c8ec

#ddd6f0

#e9e4f5

#f4f1fa

Tones

Color #bcade2 mixed toward gray.

#beb1de

#c0b6d9

#c2bad5

#c4bfd0

#c5c3cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6d7 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b8d4 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#bbcdcb · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcade2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcade2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#bcade2 (#bcade2) is rgb(188, 173, 226) in RGB.

No, #bcade2 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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