#bcb4ca

Color #bcb4ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb4ca

RGB

rgb(188, 180, 202)

HSL

hsl(261.8, 17.2%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.8, 10.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 10.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(74.57, 7, -10.09)

LCH

lch(74.57, 12.28, 304.75)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.032, 302.1)

HWB

hwb(261.8, 70.6%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2cab4

Analogous

#b4b7ca

#bcb4ca

#c7b4ca

Triadic

#bcb4ca

#cabcb4

#b4cabc

Split-complementary

#bcb4ca

#cac7b4

#b7cab4

Tetradic

#bcb4ca

#cab4c2

#c2cab4

#b4cabc

Square

#bcb4ca

#cab4b7

#c2cab4

#b4cac7

Shades

Color #bcb4ca mixed toward black.

#9b8fb0

#796995

#5b4f70

#3d354b

#1e1a25

Tints

Color #bcb4ca mixed toward white.

#c7c0d3

#d2cddc

#ddd9e5

#e9e6ed

#f4f2f6

Tones

Color #bcb4ca mixed toward gray.

#bcb6c8

#bdb8c6

#bdb9c4

#bebbc3

#bebdc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c5 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b9bac4 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#bcc1c0 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb4ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb4ca]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#bcb4ca (#bcb4ca) is rgb(188, 180, 202) in RGB.

No, #bcb4ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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