#bcb6c6

Color #bcb6c6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb6c6

RGB

rgb(188, 182, 198)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 12.3%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 8.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 8.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(74.97, 5.13, -7.32)

LCH

lch(74.97, 8.94, 305.02)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0233, 302.74)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 71.4%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c6b6

Analogous

#b6b8c6

#bcb6c6

#c4b6c6

Triadic

#bcb6c6

#c6bcb6

#b6c6bc

Split-complementary

#bcb6c6

#c6c4b6

#b8c6b6

Tetradic

#bcb6c6

#c6b6c0

#c0c6b6

#b6c6bc

Square

#bcb6c6

#c6b6b8

#c0c6b6

#b6c6c4

Shades

Color #bcb6c6 mixed toward black.

#9b92aa

#7b6f8e

#5c536b

#3d3847

#1f1c24

Tints

Color #bcb6c6 mixed toward white.

#c7c2cf

#d2ced9

#dddae2

#e9e7ec

#f4f3f5

Tones

Color #bcb6c6 mixed toward gray.

#bcb7c5

#bdb9c3

#bdbac2

#bdbbc1

#bebdbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c2 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#babac1 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#bcbfbf · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb6c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb6c6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#bcb6c6 (#bcb6c6) is rgb(188, 182, 198) in RGB.

No, #bcb6c6 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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