#bcb1c5

Color #bcb1c5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb1c5

RGB

rgb(188, 177, 197)

HSL

hsl(273, 14.7%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273, 10.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 10.2%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(73.65, 7.65, -8.73)

LCH

lch(73.65, 11.61, 311.23)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0304, 310.07)

HWB

hwb(273, 69.4%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bac5b1

Analogous

#b2b1c5

#bcb1c5

#c5b1c4

Triadic

#bcb1c5

#c5bcb1

#b1c5bc

Split-complementary

#bcb1c5

#c4c5b1

#b1c5b2

Tetradic

#bcb1c5

#c5b1ba

#bac5b1

#b1c5bc

Square

#bcb1c5

#c5b2b1

#bac5b1

#b1c4c5

Shades

Color #bcb1c5 mixed toward black.

#9d8daa

#7e6a8f

#5f506b

#3f3547

#201b24

Tints

Color #bcb1c5 mixed toward white.

#c7becf

#d2cbd8

#ddd8e2

#e9e5ec

#f4f2f5

Tones

Color #bcb1c5 mixed toward gray.

#bcb3c3

#bcb4c2

#bbb6c0

#bbb8be

#bbb9bd

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

#b7b7c0 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#b8b9bf · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#bbbdbc · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb1c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb1c5]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bcb1c5 (#bcb1c5) is rgb(188, 177, 197) in RGB.

No, #bcb1c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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