#bcbbbe

Color #bcbbbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.35 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbbbe

RGB

rgb(188, 187, 190)

HSL

hsl(260, 2.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 1.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(76.04, 0.91, -1.39)

LCH

lch(76.04, 1.66, 303.21)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0043, 300.74)

HWB

hwb(260, 73.3%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbebb

Analogous

#bbbbbe

#bcbbbe

#bdbbbe

Triadic

#bcbbbe

#bebcbb

#bbbebc

Split-complementary

#bcbbbe

#bebdbb

#bbbebb

Tetradic

#bcbbbe

#bebbbd

#bdbebb

#bbbebc

Square

#bcbbbe

#bebbbb

#bdbebb

#bbbebd

Shades

Color #bcbbbe mixed toward black.

#9c9b9f

#7d7b81

#5e5c60

#3e3d40

#1f1f20

Tints

Color #bcbbbe mixed toward white.

#c7c6c9

#d2d2d4

#ddddde

#e9e8e9

#f4f4f4

Tones

Color #bcbbbe mixed toward gray.

#bcbbbe

#bcbbbd

#bcbcbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcbd · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbcbd · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#bcbdbd · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 1.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbbbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbbbe]

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

#bcbbbe (#bcbbbe) is rgb(188, 187, 190) in RGB.

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

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