#bcaec6

Color #bcaec6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcaec6

RGB

rgb(188, 174, 198)

HSL

hsl(275, 17.4%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 12.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 12.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(72.92, 9.48, -10.37)

LCH

lch(72.92, 14.05, 312.43)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0371, 311.39)

HWB

hwb(275, 68.2%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c6ae

Analogous

#b0aec6

#bcaec6

#c6aec4

Triadic

#bcaec6

#c6bcae

#aec6bc

Split-complementary

#bcaec6

#c4c6ae

#aec6b0

Tetradic

#bcaec6

#c6aeb8

#b8c6ae

#aec6bc

Square

#bcaec6

#c6b0ae

#b8c6ae

#aec4c6

Shades

Color #bcaec6 mixed toward black.

#9e89ac

#806691

#604d6d

#403349

#201a24

Tints

Color #bcaec6 mixed toward white.

#c7bbcf

#d2c9d9

#ddd6e2

#e9e4ec

#f4f1f5

Tones

Color #bcaec6 mixed toward gray.

#bcb0c4

#bbb2c2

#bbb4c0

#bbb6be

#bab8bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c1 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#b7b8bf · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#bbbcbb · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcaec6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcaec6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bcaec6 (#bcaec6) is rgb(188, 174, 198) in RGB.

No, #bcaec6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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