#bcaecb

Color #bcaecb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcaecb

RGB

rgb(188, 174, 203)

HSL

hsl(269, 21.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269, 14.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 14.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(73.07, 10.48, -12.88)

LCH

lch(73.07, 16.6, 309.13)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0435, 307.05)

HWB

hwb(269, 68.2%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdcbae

Analogous

#aeaecb

#bcaecb

#caaecb

Triadic

#bcaecb

#cbbcae

#aecbbc

Split-complementary

#bcaecb

#cbcaae

#aecbae

Tetradic

#bcaecb

#cbaebd

#bdcbae

#aecbbc

Square

#bcaecb

#cbaeae

#bdcbae

#aecbca

Shades

Color #bcaecb mixed toward black.

#9c88b2

#7d6299

#5e4a73

#3e314d

#1f1926

Tints

Color #bcaecb mixed toward white.

#c7bbd4

#d2c9dc

#ddd6e5

#e9e4ee

#f4f1f6

Tones

Color #bcaecb mixed toward gray.

#bcb0c9

#bcb3c6

#bcb5c4

#bcb8c1

#bcbabf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c4 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#b7b8c3 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#bbbfbe · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcaecb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcaecb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bcaecb (#bcaecb) is rgb(188, 174, 203) in RGB.

No, #bcaecb 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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