#bcb9c9

Color #bcb9c9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb9c9

RGB

rgb(188, 185, 201)

HSL

hsl(251.3, 12.9%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.3, 8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 8%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.83, 4.1, -7.68)

LCH

lch(75.83, 8.71, 298.1)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0226, 294.53)

HWB

hwb(251.3, 72.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c9b9

Analogous

#b9bec9

#bcb9c9

#c4b9c9

Triadic

#bcb9c9

#c9bcb9

#b9c9bc

Split-complementary

#bcb9c9

#c9c4b9

#bec9b9

Tetradic

#bcb9c9

#c9b9c6

#c6c9b9

#b9c9bc

Square

#bcb9c9

#c9b9be

#c6c9b9

#b9c9c4

Shades

Color #bcb9c9 mixed toward black.

#9995ad

#777091

#59546d

#3b3849

#1e1c24

Tints

Color #bcb9c9 mixed toward white.

#c7c5d2

#d2d0db

#dedce4

#e9e8ed

#f4f3f6

Tones

Color #bcb9c9 mixed toward gray.

#bdbac8

#bebcc6

#bfbdc5

#bfbec4

#c0c0c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc5 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#bbbbc4 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#bcc2c2 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb9c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb9c9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bcb9c9 (#bcb9c9) is rgb(188, 185, 201) in RGB.

No, #bcb9c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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