#bcb9be

Color #bcb9be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb9be

RGB

rgb(188, 185, 190)

HSL

hsl(276, 3.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 2.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(75.52, 1.98, -2.15)

LCH

lch(75.52, 2.92, 312.64)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0077, 312.37)

HWB

hwb(276, 72.5%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbeb9

Analogous

#b9b9be

#bcb9be

#beb9bd

Triadic

#bcb9be

#bebcb9

#b9bebc

Split-complementary

#bcb9be

#bdbeb9

#b9beb9

Tetradic

#bcb9be

#beb9bb

#bbbeb9

#b9bebc

Square

#bcb9be

#beb9b9

#bbbeb9

#b9bdbe

Shades

Color #bcb9be mixed toward black.

#9d99a0

#7e7882

#5e5a61

#3f3c41

#1f1e20

Tints

Color #bcb9be mixed toward white.

#c7c5c9

#d2d0d4

#dddcde

#e9e8e9

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bcb9be mixed toward gray.

#bcb9be

#bcbabd

#bcbbbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbbd · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbd · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb9be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb9be]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bcb9be (#bcb9be) is rgb(188, 185, 190) in RGB.

No, #bcb9be 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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