#bcb9c2

Color #bcb9c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.4 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb9c2

RGB

rgb(188, 185, 194)

HSL

hsl(260, 6.9%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 4.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 4.6%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(75.63, 2.74, -4.17)

LCH

lch(75.63, 4.99, 303.31)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.013, 301.12)

HWB

hwb(260, 72.5%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc2b9

Analogous

#b9bac2

#bcb9c2

#c0b9c2

Triadic

#bcb9c2

#c2bcb9

#b9c2bc

Split-complementary

#bcb9c2

#c2c0b9

#bac2b9

Tetradic

#bcb9c2

#c2b9bf

#bfc2b9

#b9c2bc

Square

#bcb9c2

#c2b9ba

#bfc2b9

#b9c2c0

Shades

Color #bcb9c2 mixed toward black.

#9c97a5

#7b7687

#5d5865

#3e3b44

#1f1d22

Tints

Color #bcb9c2 mixed toward white.

#c7c5cc

#d2d0d6

#dddce0

#e9e8eb

#f4f3f5

Tones

Color #bcb9c2 mixed toward gray.

#bcbac1

#bcbac0

#bdbbc0

#bdbcbf

#bdbdbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc0 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbf · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#bcbebe · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb9c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb9c2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#bcb9c2 (#bcb9c2) is rgb(188, 185, 194) in RGB.

No, #bcb9c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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