#bcb8be

Color #bcb8be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb8be

RGB

rgb(188, 184, 190)

HSL

hsl(280, 4.4%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 3.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 3.2%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(75.26, 2.52, -2.53)

LCH

lch(75.26, 3.57, 314.89)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0095, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 72.2%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babeb8

Analogous

#b9b8be

#bcb8be

#beb8bd

Triadic

#bcb8be

#bebcb8

#b8bebc

Split-complementary

#bcb8be

#bdbeb8

#b8beb9

Tetradic

#bcb8be

#beb8ba

#babeb8

#b8bebc

Square

#bcb8be

#beb9b8

#babeb8

#b8bdbe

Shades

Color #bcb8be mixed toward black.

#9d97a0

#7e7782

#5f5962

#3f3c41

#201e21

Tints

Color #bcb8be mixed toward white.

#c7c4c9

#d2d0d4

#dddbde

#e9e7e9

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bcb8be mixed toward gray.

#bcb8bd

#bcb9bd

#bbb9bc

#bbbabc

#bbbabb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababd · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbc · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#bcbbbb · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb8be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb8be]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bcb8be (#bcb8be) is rgb(188, 184, 190) in RGB.

No, #bcb8be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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