#bcb1c3

Color #bcb1c3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb1c3

RGB

rgb(188, 177, 195)

HSL

hsl(276.7, 13%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.7, 9.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 9.2%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(73.59, 7.26, -7.72)

LCH

lch(73.59, 10.6, 313.24)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.028, 312.54)

HWB

hwb(276.7, 69.4%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c3b1

Analogous

#b3b1c3

#bcb1c3

#c3b1c1

Triadic

#bcb1c3

#c3bcb1

#b1c3bc

Split-complementary

#bcb1c3

#c1c3b1

#b1c3b3

Tetradic

#bcb1c3

#c3b1b8

#b8c3b1

#b1c3bc

Square

#bcb1c3

#c3b3b1

#b8c3b1

#b1c1c3

Shades

Color #bcb1c3 mixed toward black.

#9e8ea8

#806c8c

#605169

#403646

#201b23

Tints

Color #bcb1c3 mixed toward white.

#c7becd

#d2cbd7

#ddd8e1

#e9e5eb

#f4f2f5

Tones

Color #bcb1c3 mixed toward gray.

#bcb2c1

#bbb4c0

#bbb5be

#bbb7bd

#bab8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bf · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#b8b9be · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb1c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb1c3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bcb1c3 (#bcb1c3) is rgb(188, 177, 195) in RGB.

No, #bcb1c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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