#bcb8c1

Color #bcb8c1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb8c1

RGB

rgb(188, 184, 193)

HSL

hsl(266.7, 6.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.7, 4.7%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 4.7%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(75.34, 3.08, -4.05)

LCH

lch(75.34, 5.09, 307.25)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0133, 305.84)

HWB

hwb(266.7, 72.2%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc1b8

Analogous

#b8b8c1

#bcb8c1

#c0b8c1

Triadic

#bcb8c1

#c1bcb8

#b8c1bc

Split-complementary

#bcb8c1

#c1c0b8

#b8c1b8

Tetradic

#bcb8c1

#c1b8bd

#bdc1b8

#b8c1bc

Square

#bcb8c1

#c1b8b8

#bdc1b8

#b8c1c0

Shades

Color #bcb8c1 mixed toward black.

#9c96a4

#7d7586

#5e5865

#3e3b43

#1f1d22

Tints

Color #bcb8c1 mixed toward white.

#c7c4cb

#d2d0d6

#dddbe0

#e9e7ea

#f4f3f5

Tones

Color #bcb8c1 mixed toward gray.

#bcb9c0

#bcb9bf

#bcbabf

#bcbbbe

#bcbcbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababf · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbe · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#bcbdbd · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb8c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb8c1]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bcb8c1 (#bcb8c1) is rgb(188, 184, 193) in RGB.

No, #bcb8c1 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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