#bcb7cc

Color #bcb7cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#bcb7cc

RGB

rgb(188, 183, 204)

HSL

hsl(254.3, 17.1%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.3, 10.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 10.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(75.4, 5.77, -9.95)

LCH

lch(75.4, 11.5, 300.11)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0299, 296.65)

HWB

hwb(254.3, 71.8%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7ccb7

Analogous

#b7bdcc

#bcb7cc

#c7b7cc

Triadic

#bcb7cc

#ccbcb7

#b7ccbc

Split-complementary

#bcb7cc

#ccc7b7

#bdccb7

Tetradic

#bcb7cc

#ccb7c7

#c7ccb7

#b7ccbc

Square

#bcb7cc

#ccb7bd

#c7ccb7

#b7ccc7

Shades

Color #bcb7cc mixed toward black.

#9991b1

#766b97

#585071

#3b354c

#1d1b26

Tints

Color #bcb7cc mixed toward white.

#c7c3d5

#d2cfdd

#dedbe6

#e9e7ee

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bcb7cc mixed toward gray.

#bdb9ca

#bebbc9

#bfbcc7

#c0bec5

#c1c0c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac7 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#babbc6 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#bcc3c2 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb7cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb7cc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bcb7cc (#bcb7cc) is rgb(188, 183, 204) in RGB.

No, #bcb7cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #bcb7cc, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast