#bcb0cd

Color #bcb0cd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb0cd

RGB

rgb(188, 176, 205)

HSL

hsl(264.8, 22.5%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.8, 14.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(73.64, 9.79, -13.12)

LCH

lch(73.64, 16.37, 306.73)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0427, 304.21)

HWB

hwb(264.8, 69%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1cdb0

Analogous

#b0b2cd

#bcb0cd

#cab0cd

Triadic

#bcb0cd

#cdbcb0

#b0cdbc

Split-complementary

#bcb0cd

#cdcab0

#b2cdb0

Tetradic

#bcb0cd

#cdb0c1

#c1cdb0

#b0cdbc

Square

#bcb0cd

#cdb0b2

#c1cdb0

#b0cdca

Shades

Color #bcb0cd mixed toward black.

#9b89b4

#7a629c

#5c4a75

#3d314e

#1f1927

Tints

Color #bcb0cd mixed toward white.

#c7bdd5

#d2cade

#ddd7e6

#e9e5ee

#f4f2f7

Tones

Color #bcb0cd mixed toward gray.

#bcb2cb

#bdb5c8

#bdb7c6

#bebac3

#bebcc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c6 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#b8b9c5 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#bbc1c0 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 13.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb0cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb0cd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#bcb0cd (#bcb0cd) is rgb(188, 176, 205) in RGB.

No, #bcb0cd 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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